Beyond Careers

1. 25-50 students complete online and in-person Advanced tax preparation training by Beyond Careers to become Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-Certified tax preparers or greeters
2. Set up a minimum of 5 VITA sites.
3. Once IRS-Certified, students can volunteer at other VITA sites such as Houston Community College, University of Houston-Downtown, Westbury High School, Northside High Schools and other sites for Beyond Careers
4. Minimum of 50 families at each of Beyond Careers' VITA sites will receive Free Tax Preparation Services in Spring 2017 (Track number of tax returns based on student account set up under Beyond Careers' Site Identification Number and Electronic Filing Identification Number)

Advertise Volunteer opportunities in local newsletters, community-based organization's e-mail distribution lists. Promote program at community colleges, universities, high schools and administrative offices at educational institutions.

Being a previous member of a board of directors for Southwest Houston 2000, a community-based organization, connections were made with editors of local newsletters, businesses, community colleges, high schools etc., and those associated with them helped build a relationship. Through this relationship, they have helped Beyond Careers to promote its programs.

So far, we have posted the volunteer opportunity in local newsletters and community-based organization's e-mail distribution lists. Promote program at community colleges, universities, high schools and administrative offices at educational institutions.

Set up account through Houston Community College (HCC) Career Planning and Placement portal. This allows volunteer and other opportunities to be viewed by students at HCC.