If you are reading this and just remembered you haven't filed your 2018 taxes yet, there's still time before the April 15th deadline. UCAP tax clinics may even still be able to help you file them for free. Some of our tax sites will be running one last clinic this weekend. Details on which cities host UCAP free tax sites can be found at the UCAP tax clinic page. If you can't make it to a tax site, the website also offers resources to help you do your own taxes for free. Check out Continue Reading
Archives for 2019
April 10th brings UCAP closings
It's Wednesday, April 10th, and on this lovely spring day UCAP has the following closings: Head Start follows the school schedule, and is closed wherever school is closed. The Marshall food shelf is closed. Community Transit: No service in Lincoln and Murray counties. Service in Lyon County is in Marshall only. Service in Pipestone County is serving the city of Pipestone only. Service in Redwood County is in Redwood Falls only. Continue Reading
Minnesota’s largest food drive impacts Southwest Minnesota
March is FoodShare month in Minnesota. United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) operates food shelves in Heron Lake/Okabena, Marshall, Tracy and Westbrook. Now through April 6, every gift of food, time or money does more to realize the FoodShare vision of “a Minnesota where all residents have access to healthy food and no one struggles with food insecurity.” And that starts in our local communities. “All gifts to our food shelves are always used within that community,” said Margaret Palan, Continue Reading
UCAP has weekend weather closings
The following closures are happening due to winter weather this weekend: Tax clinics are cancelled in Marshall and Willmar. Community Transit is not running in Pipestone on Saturday or Sunday. Community Transit is not running in Luverne on Sunday. Community Transit in Marshall will shut down at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Service will resume when conditions improve. Continue Reading
UCAP begins taking tax appointments by phone and online
United Community Action Partnership is now booking appointments for tax preparation. Beginning January 15th, 2024 people can schedule tax appointments by calling 507-476-9283 or online at Schedulemytaxes We continue to look for volunteers to help with our VITA tax program. No experience necessary, we will provide free training! Continue Reading
Closings on February 25th
UCAP is experiencing the following closures: The Kitchen Table food shelf in Marshall Mary and Martha's food pantry in Westbrook Head Start follows the school schedule, and is closed in areas where school is closed. Community Transit in Cottonwood County is running in the city of Windom only. Community Transit in Jackson County is running in the city of Jackson only. Continue Reading