AARP TAX-AIDE PREPARATION

The Buchanan Area Senior Center will once again offer free assistance in filing taxes (e-filing) for seniors (55+) who live in the BASC service area, through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program.

Call the BASC at 269-695-7119 to schedule an appointment.

Pick up an “Intake Form” at the BASC before your scheduled tax appointment. Complete the “Intake Form” and return at your scheduled appointment.

Please bring the following documents to your scheduled tax appointment:

1. Social Security card and picture ID’s for both you and your spouse.
2. All monthly or annual income statements for you and your spouse (W-2s, 1099s, etc.).
3. Social Security Benefit Statement(s), for SSA-1099, SSI Statement(s).
4. Pension(s) and information pertaining to the company you receive it from (1099-R).
5. All interest and dividend statements from your financial institution (1099-INT and 1099-DIV).
6. Homeowners bring your property tax bills for both winter and summer.
7. Renters bring in landlord contract including name and address. You will need to know your rent payment amount.
8. Total heat cost from the previous year.
9. Health insurance premiums you pay.
10. Completed “Intake Form.”

Very Important to bring…

11. Blank Check
12. Last Year’s Tax Return!

FINDING JOY IN YOUR LIFE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 ~ 1PM

Have you or a loved one been feeling a bit down and a lack of joy? Know, that you are not alone. Here at the BASC, we want to help you live a more joyful life.

Lots of people confuse joy with happiness, and although they are closely related and often occur simultaneously, these feel-good emotions aren’t synonymous. Happiness is an emotion that brings bursts of intense pleasure, excitement, and satisfaction, while joyfulness is a stronger, longer-term state that results in feelings of inner peace and contentment.

Julie Weckel of Geriatric Connections will share with us different ways we can discover the joy that is already in our lives and to live a more joyful life.

Call 695-7119 to register for the class.

CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023 ~ 12:30PM

The Civil Rights Heritage Center is committed to preserving and sharing the civil rights history of South Bend, Indiana, and its surrounding communities as part of the larger national narrative of activism among African Americans, Latinxs, LGBTQ, women, and additional marginalized and oppressed groups.

Born from the efforts of Indiana University South Bend students and professors, the Civil Rights Heritage Center transformed a once-segregated city swimming pool into an active learning center. It explores the civil rights struggles of the past so people can take action in the present and build a better future.

Join us at the BASC to learn more about the Civil Rights Heritage Center and what they offer.