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United Way presents free concert to educate youth about importance of financial stabililty
April 02, 2010MEDIA ADVISORY
Volunteers on site to offer free tax prep services during event
WHAT: “1 for the Money,” a night of music, free food and free resources geared toward high school students and young people in their 20s. The free event is presented by United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and will feature hip hop artists Spoken Nerd (http://www.myspace.com/spokennerd) and James Fate (http://www.myspace.com/jamesfate). Debuting at the event will be a new song, “Earn it. Keep it. Save it.” written especially for United Way’s free tax prep outreach initiative. (The song is co-written by Spoken Nerd, James Fate and Quiet Entertainer.)
Trained volunteers will be on site to offer free tax prep services during the event. For a list of documents to bring, go to http://www.mymoneynashville.org.
WHERE: Youth Opportunity Center
1704 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
WHEN: Friday, March 26 TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHY: United Way is focused on four areas of need: education, health, neighborhoods and income. As a leading partner of the Nashville Alliance for Financial Independence, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville is presenting this youth-focused outreach event to help students and young people better understand the importance of financial stability — and to educate them about local resources such as free tax prep services and free, one-on-one budgeting sessions.
United Way is trying to reach working young people who often do not realize that they might qualify for a tax refund, especially if they think they aren’t earning enough to file. In these tough economic times, many people are becoming more mindful of ways to make the most of their money.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
Interview members of Oasis Community Impact, a local youth leadership group that has been teaching financial education to their peers
