Just Harvest Education Fund

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2023-2026

Multi-year Grant:

Food assistance benefits, reducing structural barriers to those benefits, and developing proven community-based solutions to improve healthy food access in high-need communities.

2025

Free Tax Prep Coalition:

Just Harvest works to promote a just system of food access by addressing the root causes of hunger – systemic poverty and inequity – through policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, community-based solutions, and connecting people to benefits.

United Way funding supports Just Harvest’s leadership of the Free Tax Prep Coalition, a regional partnership of twelve organizations engaging volunteers to provide free tax assistance to thousands of households each year. In addition to leading the coalition, Just Harvest operated four tax sites in 2025. By providing accessible, no-cost tax assistance, the program helps individuals and families claim eligible credits, keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets and improve their financial stability. The Free Tax Prep Coalition is part of the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which engages volunteers to provide free tax preparation services nationwide.

2024

Free Tax Prep Coalition:

Just Harvest Education Fund provides free tax preparation services through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, helping individuals and families in need accurately file their taxes and claim all applicable credits. By providing access to these resources, Just Harvest supports financial stability and empowers community members to keep more of their income.

This grant helps fund Just Harvest’s tax assistance efforts, supporting the operation of six tax sites throughout Allegheny County in 2024. The funding enables Just Harvest to continue managing the Free Tax Preparation Coalition and provide free, accurate tax services to low-income individuals and families across the region.