MAYOR GREENBERG ANNOUNCES FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Offers Free Tax Help to Eligible Louisville Residents
Louisville, KY (January 30, 2025) – Mayor Craig Greenberg and community partners will kick off the start of tax season Friday, January 31, with a press event announcing the start of free tax preparation assistance for eligible residents.
The Louisville Asset Building Coalition’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides trained, IRS-certified volunteers who offer free tax services at 15 sites across the city. VITA is available to individuals and families who earned less than $67,000 in 2024.
Since its launch in 2001, the VITA program has helped more than 154,000 Louisville tax filers. Last year, VITA volunteers processed more than 8,800 returns, adding more than $10 million to the local economy, including $3 million in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to residents.
“Our team of dedicated VITA volunteers has made a real difference for working families,” said Mayor Craig Greenberg. “People know they can trust the VITA tax experts to help them navigate the Earned Income Tax Credit and save money for important things like home ownership, a reliable new vehicle, or savings for college tuition.”
Mayor Greenberg thanked the many partner organizations that help hardworking families file their tax returns, including the Metro Office for Resilience and Community Services (RCS). Metro RCS connects tax filers to an array of financial empowerment services through its Office of Financial Empowerment, which leads the Louisville Financial Empowerment Center and the Tax Time Connect initiative with Bank On Louisville.
Eligible Louisville residents can make an appointment or visit any of these VITA sites for in-person free tax filing:
Americana Community Center, 4801 Southside Dr.
Bates Memorial Baptist Church, 728 East Lampton St.
Edison Center, 701 W. Ormsby Ave., Ste 201
Family Scholar House U of L, 403 Reg Smith Circle
Family Scholar House Riverport, 3311 Cathe Dykstra Way
Goodwill East Broadway Opportunity Center - 909 E. Broadway
Goodwill South Louisville Opportunity Center - 6201 Preston Hwy.
Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway
Oldham County LaGrange Library, 308 Yager Avenue (LaGrange)
Portland Promise Center, 1831 Baird St.
Shively City Hall, 3920 Dixie Hwy.
Vincent de Paul Family Success Center, 1029 S Preston Hwy.
Sun Valley Community Center, 6505 Bethany Lane
United Crescent Hill Ministries, 150 State St.
Wesley House Community Services, 5114 Preston Hwy.
In addition to these sites, VITA volunteers will be operating mobile locations around the city:
John Center, 700 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. (open Jan. 31, April 4, and April 11 – 1pm-3pm)
Facilities Management Services, 1500 Lytle St. (open Feb. 10, Feb. 24, and March 10 – 9am-noon)
Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center - 2820 W. Broadway (open every Friday Feb. 7 through March 7, 10am-2pm)
Family Scholar House, 1309 Catalpa St. (open March 15, 9am-5pm)
Residents can also choose to have their taxes prepared at MyFreeTaxes.com, which provides a free self-file program offered in partnership by United Way Worldwide and TaxSlayer.
AARP Tax-Aide also provides free tax prep services, with special attention to people age 60 and older. AARP Tax-Aide sites will begin operating at eight sites in early February. For more information, visit http://www.aarp-tax-aide-lou.org.
The work of the Louisville Asset Building Coalition and the AARP Tax Assistance Program is made possible by Metro United Way, Louisville Metro Government, the IRS, the AARP Tax-Aide Foundation and dozens of other partners, and hundreds of volunteers.
PRESS EVENT
WHAT: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) kickoff event
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 31, 11am
WHERE: Goodwill South Louisville Opportunity Center, 6201 Preston Hwy.
WHO: Featured speakers include Mayor Craig Greenberg, Dr. Tina White (Director of the Louisville Asset Building Coalition, Kimberly Boyd-Lane (Goodwill), and BriAnne Kelly (VITA Client).
