The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA program, offers eligible Kern County residents the Young Child Tax Credit.
- If you have a child under the age of six, you could be eligible to receive more than a thousand dollars in tax credit.
- The Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) program helps low income families in California.
- The IRS deadline is on April 15, 2025; but VITA offers their services year-round.
- Call 2-1-1 to make an appointment.
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“There’s so many people not filing because they feel like they didn’t make enough. They don’t feel comfortable because… they don’t have income. But in this case, it’s good because if they have a child under six then they most definitely would qualify,” said Jacquelyn Guerra, the program administrator with VITA or the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program .
She says one resource they offer to the community can help many low-income households…