Benefits
He Was $4,200 Behind on Property Taxes After a Heart Procedure — A Minnesota Relief Program Finally Gave Him a Path Forward
The deadline for Minnesota’s Homestead Credit Refund — a property tax relief program that many…
Articles by Vivienne Marlowe Reyes
Benefits
He Went Without Health Insurance for Two Years — Then His Wife’s Layoff Unlocked $742 a Month in Tax Credits
It was a Tuesday in late February when I first heard about Donovan Ochoa. A…
Economic Relief
The Self-Employed Tax Deduction That Saved This Omaha Mechanic $3,800 After a Medical Crisis
The call came in somewhere around the forty-minute mark of a Saturday morning program on…
Benefits
A Pittsburgh Mom Lost $600 a Month in Overtime — Then Found $3,847 in Tax Credits She Almost Missed
Have you ever watched someone describe financial stress so clearly, so matter-of-factly, that the calm…
Benefits
A Tampa Father Was Paying $1,100 More a Month on Insurance — The Relief Programs He Didn’t Know Existed
The waiting room at the Hillsborough County Department of Children and Families office on Falkenburg…
Economic Relief
She Was Dropped by Her Insurer After One Water Damage Claim — Then a Tax Preparer Found $3,200 She Hadn’t Claimed
Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right financially — paying your bills,…
Economic Relief
A 26-Year-Old Widowed Plumber Had $8,400 in Medical Debt and Had Never Once Claimed the Tax Credit He Qualified For
According to the IRS, roughly one in five eligible workers fails to claim the Earned…
Benefits
Her Rent Jumped $480 a Month — What Renee Ramos Discovered About Federal Rental Assistance and Her Own Eligibility
Have you ever read the eligibility requirements for a government assistance program and felt like…
Economic Relief
A Freelance Designer in Memphis Lost $600 a Month in Overtime and Didn’t Know These Relief Programs Existed
Have you ever watched someone hold everything together so tightly that you almost don’t notice…
Economic Relief
He Drove a School Bus 22 Years and Still Fell Behind on Property Taxes — What Garrett Norwood Found When He Finally Asked for Help
Roughly 2.4 million American homeowners are currently at least 90 days delinquent on their property…