Meet Beverly

Far too many hard-working families are barely getting by. Almost 20% of our residents live below the federal poverty line. For a family of four in Miami-Dade, that’s $19,350. 

Beverly is one person who is trying to help these families improve their financial situation. Beverly is the Dade and Broward community development manager in the banking industry.

For the past two years, Beverly has volunteered to help low-wage earners collect the earned income tax credits (EITC) they deserve – up to $4,400 in some cases. The past year, she, along with another 106 volunteers, prepared tax returns for 2,400 low income workers for free. Had those individuals had to pay for these services it would have cost a total of $180,000. Better yet, the free tax help resulted in $1.5 million in EITC to these individuals and families.

For the last three years, United Way has worked with the Prosperity Campaign to help more and more people access tax benefits such as EITC. 

If Beverly were here today, she’d tell you how good she feels that she was able to use her skills to make a difference in other people’s lives.

United Way of Miami-Dade, through our partnership with Hands On Miami, connects individuals, families and groups to evening and weekend volunteer opportunities year-round. Each year, volunteers in our community devote nearly 60,000 hours to community service each year.