Other RSVP Programs
We are needing volunteers to help with a new program that we are starting. All of the training will be provided, so please contact us as soon as possible. We would also like to share some additional safety information with you that will be beneficial.
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Earned Income Tax Credit
United Way of Ponca City has asked RSVP if we could recruit two volunteers who are willing to be trained by the Internal Revenue Service to assist certain Kay County residents to file for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is a refundable, federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families.
The reason United Way of Ponca City wants to help is so that working families and individuals in Kay County will take advantage of the full range of tax benefits and credits, in turn strengthening our communities by bringing funds back from the federal government to our home towns. The total amount of these refunds could run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending, in part, on how many volunteers participate in providing assistance. This is a huge pay-back for our communities. – with lots of potential!!
If you can help us with this need please let me know by phone at 762-9412 or by email at rsvp@cableone.net as soon as possible so I can make connections with the United Way office.
IRS identified over 7,000 people in Kay County who qualified to file for the EITC last year but only 25 followed through and did it. Some of the reasons for not taking advantage of this refund probably included not knowing that it exists, that it appears to be too complicated to file for, or too expensive to solicit assistance from those who have the know-how.
If you are interested and/or willing to help RSVP and the United Way with this labor of giving to help our residents and bring back critically needed funds to the county please contact me by phone or email as soon as possible so we can discuss your role further.
2)
If you are interested in donating your cell phone(s) to the PONCA CITY & KAY CO RSVP click on the link below or past the URL address into your browser. Your donation will allow us to provide emergency communications to needy seniors and victims of abuse in Ponca City & Kay County
http://www.wirelessfundraiser.com/WFR_Quickship.aspx?customerid=3363&LocationID=1810
3) Emergency Numbers
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Although 911 has been designated as the "official" number for reporting
emergencies in the United States, many other numbers have been
implemented for reporting highway situations: accidents, intoxicated
drivers (DUIs), or disabled vehicles. In most cases, dialing these
special numbers routes the call to the agency with jurisdiction over the
state highways or Interstates, rather than to the local law enforcement
agency.
Confusingly, call to these numbers may also be routed to the same agency that handles emergencies for the highway, resulting in their use by motorists for actual emergencies. Take Kansas: they have 911 service that reaches local or county agencies, but the Kansas Highway Patrol advertises three numbers: 911, *HP (to reach the Highway Patrol directly) and *KTA (to reach the Highway Patrol for turnpike-related matters). And continuing the confusion, if you're traveling adjacent to a state boundary such as Virginia, Maryland and DC, dialing one of these special numbers could connect you with... well, who knows which state or agency you'd hear on the phone? That's the disadvantage of non-standard numbers, and of wireless phones whose signal can go in all directions. This map was originally developed by the Missouri Highway Patrol, and has been periodically updated by DISPATCH Monthly. Let us know of any errors or changes. Some of the alternate uses for the above numbers include:
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