The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program connects low-to-moderate income residents in the Suncoast Region with trained volunteer tax preparers who file their tax returns for free. This is a great opportunity for you, your friends, family, or co-workers to make a difference in our community by ensuring Suncoast households receive quality tax preparation services.
If you are interested in becoming a VITA volunteer, please follow the steps below.
Step One: United Way Suncoast Volunteer Account
- Returning volunteers: Log in to your UWS Volunteer Account by clicking the yellow “log in” button at the top right corner of this page.
- New Volunteers: Register to become a UWS Volunteer by creating a volunteer account here.
Step Two: Complete the Volunteer Interest Form
Volunteers who fail to complete the Volunteer Interest Form will not be informed about crucial notifications related to the VITA program.
Step Three: Self Certification
- Create or login to your account at Link and Learn. For easy to follow instructions on creating an account, please click to view the Link and Learn Guide.
- Review the training material and complete the certification tests:
Step Four: Sign up to Volunteer
Once certified, proceed to volunteer by registering at any of our VITA locations:
For questions on volunteering, email vita@uwsuncoast.org.