Will provide end-of-life care to any person with a prognosis of 3 months or less to live. Services include: 24/7 day comfort care and doctor ordered medications.

Will address the high school drop-out rate of the Rio Grande Valley.

Will address the issue of uninsured children by providing families with information on CHIP and Children’s Medicaid and how these programs work.

McAllen EITC/VITA Community Project (EITC/VITA) – Established in 2004 as a collaborative community service of Children’s Defense Fund – Rio Grande Valley (CDF-RGV), Internal Revenue (IRS), McAllen Chamber of Commerce and United Way of South Texas. Project services are provided in partnership with the various Independent School Districts, Affordable Homes of South Texas and the City of McAllen.

The McAllen EITC/VITA Community Project has over the past six years helped more than 3,000 McAllen area low-income workers claim more than $6 million in total tax credit refunds using free volunteer tax services.