Home Valley VITA will provide free tax preparation by scheduled drop-off
The Latest

Valley VITA will provide free tax preparation by scheduled drop-off

Contributors
irs taxes
(© Michael Flippo – stock.adobe.com)

Valley VITA and its team of IRS certified volunteers will provide free tax preparation for households with less than $57,000 in income.

Services will be by scheduled drop-off to minimize contact and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. At most sites, clients will be asked to remain in their vehicles and volunteers will come to them.

“We look forward to offering Valley VITA again this year as a drop-off program to ensure our clients and volunteers are safe,” said Samantha Bosserman, director of community impact for United Way of Staunton, Augusta County & Waynesboro.

Appointments can be scheduled by visiting www.unitedwaysaw.org/valley-vita or calling 540-221-1654.

Valley VITA Sites are open from Feb. 1 to April 14. Free D-I-Y tools will also be available on the Valley VITA landing page.

  • United Way Office, 24 Idlewood Boulevard, Suite 106, Staunton, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Stuarts Draft High School, 1028 Augusta Farms Road, Stuarts Draft, Tuesdays, 5-7:45 p.m.
  • Rosenwald Community Center, 413 Port Republic Road, Waynesboro, Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
  • Booker T. Washington Community Center, 1114 W Johnson Street, Staunton, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.

Valley VITA will also have a satellite location at the Craigsville Community Center (18 Hidy St, Craigsville, VA 24430) this year on Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26 from 1-4 p.m. each day.

Valley VITA still needs volunteers and support from the community. Volunteer roles include site greeters, intake specialists, and tax preparers. These roles do require IRS certification and training is provided. There is no deadline to certify, however volunteers must be certified before volunteering at a site. Other ways to support the program include providing site meals and snacks for volunteers.

Contact Samantha Bosserman for additional information.

Samantha Bosserman, Director of Community Impact
United Way of Staunton, Augusta County & Waynesboro
540-885-1229, [email protected]

Support AFP

Multimedia

 

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

toni storm aew
NASCAR/Wrestling

AEW star Toni Storm is out for the rest of 2026, but it’s not an injury

uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Pre-NCAA Tournament focus was on building trust

No one would have faulted the Selection Committee if Virginia, now in the Sweet 16, after an improbable three-game run in Iowa City this past weekend, hadn’t gotten an invite to the 2026 NCAA Tournament at all.

tv
Baseball

MASN to broadcast 19 Norfolk Tides games as part of 2026 schedule

MASN, which has a big hole in its schedule, with the Washington Nationals having moved on, will be broadcasting 19 Norfolk Tides games this season – among the 75 Tides home games that will be on TV across three stations.

uva baseball
Baseball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Baseball: #9 ‘Hoos drop series opener at Boston College, 5-3

uva softball
Baseball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Softball: #13 ‘Hoos run-rule Pitt, 10-0, to take weekend series opener

congress tariffs money
Politics

You’re not a citizen: You’re a revenue stream for the power elite

donald trump economy
Politics, State/U.S. News

Economic fallout from Iran war to be felt months after it ends, whenever that is