Free Tax Clinic hosted by Multiethnic/Diverse Philadelphia Obama Supporters

LOS ANGELES, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: On March 17, 2008 at the Urban Education Foundation - 4601
Market St., Philadelphia, PA - at 10:00 a.m., a panel of
community leaders and elected officials who embrace Presidential
Candidate Senator Barack Obama's message of inclusion and
empowerment will convene a press conference to announce the date
and scope of an upcoming free tax clinic targeting those
Philadelphians (earning between $3,000-8,750) who traditionally
do not file for taxes. This free clinic which will take place in
early April at the offices of Solutions for Progress, a
progressive public policy technology company providing services
that directly assist low and middle income families to obtain
public benefits easily and with dignity, is geared towards
people who might be deprived from receiving a rebate as a part
of the Federal Government Economic Stimulus Package, unless they
file for 2007 taxes. There are 14 million people nationwide who
are not on the tax rolls and will fail to receive this rebate
check of a minimum $300. In addition, this tax filing will help
eligible older Pennsylvanians to secure up to a $650 property
tax/rent rebate.

WHO: In the spirit of Obama's commitment to inclusion and grassroots
community empowerment, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (a
grassroots, internet-empowered, national network of Asian
Pacific Americans and allies for Progressive Action) and United
People for Obama (Philadelphia Coalition of diverse Obama
Supporters) will convene this impressive panel of civic and
community leaders, including: Congressman Chaka Fattah; State
Senator Vincent Hughes; Dr. Bernard Anderson, Wharton Professor,
Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration;
Rev. Robert Shine (Past President, Black Clergy Association);
Dr. Wissam Chatila, Associate Professor at Temple University and
Youth Advisor to the Association of Islam Charitable Projects;
Mr. Fazle Sobhan, Delaware County Democratic Committee
Representative from the UFCW1776; Andy Toy, Commissioner of the
PA Governor's Asian American Advisory Commission and a respected
leader in Chinatown and Imam Suetwedien Mohammed, Masjid
Mohammed of Philadelphia

WHEN: Monday, March 17, 2008 at 10 AM

WHERE: Urban Education Foundation - 4601 Market St., Philadelphia, PA

CONTACT: Lisa Duhart-Collins
215-402-0454 office
215-280-2557 cell

SOURCE Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

Lisa Duhart-Collins, +1-215-402-0454, +1-215-280-2557 cell