HENRICO COUNTY, Va., — Cara Cardotti recalled growing up and watching her grandfather give back to his community before he passed away.
“When my grandfather was still alive, he was connected to another free tax program through the AARP and he loved helping the community members at the library. My mom got involved and then I’ve been involved as well,” she stated.
As a third-generation tax preparer, Cardotti has lead the United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg’s tax assistance program as director since 2014.
She has been connected to the free program itself in different capacities since 2005.
“I really get to think a lot about helping people and making that connection through a number of years and it’s really made a difference,” Cardotti explained.
United Way’s team of IRS-certified tax preparers and volunteers will prepare income tax returns for qualifying families and individuals with incomes of $64,000 or less at 11 tax prep sites located throughout the city of Richmond and in the counties of Goochland, Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover, according to a press release.