Spread The Word About The Expanded Child Tax Credit

There's still time for schools to help families claim the expanded CTC, which provides up to $3,600 per child. Recent data shows the CTC's significant role in reducing poverty and helping families meet their children's basic needs. Unfortunately, many kids are still at risk of missing out on these funds. This is an urgent time to spread the word among families, because they have until November 15^th to easily claim this money on their own online at  GetCTC.org. While families can continue to claim these tax credits after November 15th, they'll need to file full tax returns to do so. 

Your district can help spread the word before November 15th, by sending text messages, emails, and/or flyers to families. Find these ready-to-use resources in 10 languages here. For full outreach resource toolkits, check out this outreach website. 

Want to learn more? On Thursday, October 13th at 2 pm ET, join the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Code for America, Coalition on Human Needs, and Partnership for America's Children for a refresher on how to help families claim the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) before simplified filing closes on November 15th, and to hear exciting new information on the launch of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) feature on GetCTC.org. All registrants will receive the recording and resources.  Register here.