PRC's 2025 Tax Season Begins Saturday, January 25

 

Do you need help preparing your taxes this year?

PRC's tax season begins Saturday, January 25, 2025.

For appointments, call 650-738-7470 or select
the above or click the button to message us.


All tax services, including e-filing, are provided at no cost by tax preparers trained on tax law and certified by the IRS.

Did you know? You may qualify for more than $6,000 in refunds from the California and Federal Earned Income Tax Credits.

The amount of the cash-back tax credit depends on income and family size. To qualify for at least one of the two cash-back credits, your wages need to be less than $54,000.

Bring the following once you have scheduled your tax appointment:

  • Photo ID and Social Security Card or ITIN for each person on your tax return

  • W-2 for all jobs

  • All 1099s, 1098s and any other tax forms

  • Last year's tax return

  • Savings and checking account and routing numbers for direct deposit

Call 650-738-7470, email info@pacresourcecenter.org, or click the button above or below to schedule your appointment.

Want to be a tax preparer? Please contact PRC Tax Program Coordinator Dulce Adonis at 650-738-7470 x 7 or dulce@pacresourcecenter.org.

The United Way of the Bay Area also provides a resource to search for additional local tax sites, which may offer drop-off or in-person appointment options. For more information, please visit their website: https://earnitkeepitsaveit.org/

Make a Year-End Gift!

As 2024 comes to a close and we welcome the New Year, we ask you to join us and celebrate 50 years of PRC (#PRC50!) by making a year-end gift by 12/31/2024. Your support is invaluable, helping us continue to support the well-being and resilience of our community.

And, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000 by a local, anonymous donor. That means every $1 you give by December 31, 2024 is worth $2 to PRC and the families we serve, helping them put food on their tables and keep a roof over their heads.

Our work is even more important with more of our neighbors needing our services as the cost of living in our community continues to rise. For example, nearly half of Pacifica families are considered low-income, earning less than $156,650, or 80% of median income, for a family of four in San Mateo County (sources: 2024 U.S. Department of Housing and U.S. Census Bureau's 2018-2022 American Community Survey).

Your #PRC50! gift helps us meet the growing demand for our services and begin our next 50 years of service to you, our community. In 2025, we will focus on finding our “forever home” to expand our programs and services while keeping up our work to raise awareness about and compassion toward our most vulnerable community members. Together, #WeArePRC! All gifts are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law; our tax ID is 81-1496989.

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PRC Holiday Hours

As we take time to reflect and give thanks, please note our adjusted holiday hours for the end of the year.

We are so grateful for your continued support and dedication to PRC and the families we serve.

On behalf of everyone at PRC, we wish you a holiday filled with love, light, and joy!💜💚💙

PRC Office Closed

Tues, 12/24 - Christmas Eve Closed

Wed, 12/25 - Christmas Day Closed

Tues, 12/31 - New Years Eve Closed

Wed, 1/1 - New Years Day Closed

If you need assistance when PRC is closed, please call 211 to be connected to the available services.

Giving Tuesday is today!

It's GivingTuesday! Join the global generosity movement by giving a gift to PRC now. Your support is essential to helping more Pacifica families as the cost of living continues to rise.

#GivingTuesday is perfect opportunity to start your giving season with a gift in honor of PRC's 50th Anniversary, which will be doubled up to $20,000 by Good Karma Foundation, affiliated with Oceana Market!

All gifts given through our Website are eligible for a match today through 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

Encourage your family, friends, and your local community to help a neighbor, advocate for an important issue, share one or more skills, or give to our community through PRC or another great cause.

Your contribution - big or small - can make a world of difference in the lives of those we serve. Let’s make this #GivingTuesday one to remember! 💖

PRC Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

As we take time to reflect and give thanks, please note our adjusted office hours for the coming week of Thanksgiving.

We are so grateful for your continued support and dedication to PRC and the families we serve. Wishing you a wonderful and joyful holiday with your loved ones! 💜💚💙

PRC Thanksgiving Week Holiday Hours

Monday, November 25 - 9:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-5:00pm

Tuesday, November 26 - 9:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-5:00pm

Wednesday, November 27 - 9:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm

Thursday, November 28 - Closed

Friday, November 29 - Closed

Saturday, November 30 - Closed

Sunday, December 1 - Closed

Monday, December 2 - 9:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-5:00pm

If you need assistance when PRC is closed, please call 211 to be connected to the available services.

2024 Holiday Joy Program

PRC matches families we serve with Holiday Helpers, individuals and/or organizations, who are willing to purchase gifts and gift cards to help create a more joyful holiday season.

By connecting our families with those who wish to give, PRC ensures that the holiday season becomes a time of giving, joy, and hope during the holidays.


a guide For Pacifica Families needing support for the holidays

Do you need help this holiday season? Then, we may be able to help!

Enrollment in these programs is first come, first served, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible.

  • Your child(ren) must be 17 or under to participate.

  • Each child in the program must write their own personal letter to our sponsors sharing their interests, hobbies, and what they would like for the holidays.

  • Each child in the program must write &/or draw their own thank you letter after the holidays to your sponsors. Disabled children or children younger than 6 years old can dictate their letters to you.

If you or someone you know wants to enroll in Holiday Joy, please call (650) 738-7470 or email info@pacresourcecenter.org to schedule an appointment.


A guide for sponsors for PRC’s Holiday Joy program

We are incredibly grateful for your consideration in supporting a Pacifica family!

How does it work?

  • PRC families register for the Holiday Joy Program and submit one holiday wish letter from each child and one gift the whole family.

  • Sponsors (You) use these letters to guide gift purchases and bring the wrapped gifts to our office after Thanksgiving but before December 14.

  • When the PRC family picks up their gifts, they write you an immediate, general thank you note. Please let us know if you would like a more detailed thank you letter after the holidays as this letter is now optional for families in an effort to make it easier for families to get support during the holidays.

What is your commitment?

  • Plan to spend a dollar value of at least $125.00 per child, $50 for a family gift, and $75 for a grocery store gift card

How do you sign up?

  • Please call or email the Pacifica Resource Center when you decide what size family you would like to sponsor and we will match you ASAP! Family enrollment begins in November but we anticipate a slight time lag between your request and your match. Our goal is to give you the details about your PRC family during Thanksgiving.

If you would like to sponsor a family and/or donate gift cards, please call (650) 738-7470 or email info@pacresourcecenter.org for an appointment.


Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving 2024 @ PRC

Our Thanksgiving program helps families celebrate by taking away some of the burden of buying holiday food!

If you want to help Pacifica families for Thanksgiving…

Please donate $30 Safeway or Grocery Outlet gift cards. We will also happily accept other holiday food.

If you need Thanksgiving support…

We provide groceries and your choice of Safeway or Grocery Outlet gift cards, allowing you to have the things you need for a joyful Thanksgiving with the ones you love.

For more information about giving to our Thanksgiving program or signing up for our Thanksgiving program, call (650) 738-7470 or email info@pacresourcecenter.org.

#WeArePRC ǀ #PRC50 | #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors

Palm-a-Palooza 2024 Celebrating 50 Years of PRC

Thank you to our supporters of Palm-a-Palooza 2024 Celebrating 50 Years of Pacifica Resource Center on September 21, 2024! Together, we raised nearly $87,000 for our community!

 

A sold-out crowd of over 200 PRC supporters, friends, and family joined us at the Farallon Room at Skyline College to celebrate our 50th anniversary, #PRC50!. We shared a golden evening with drinks, a tap dance performance by the Happy Hoofers, dinner and dessert, and a live auction with our wonderful auctioneer Tony Corten (husband of board member and owner of the Royal Bee Yarn Co., Kelley Corten). Our saturnalia ended with champagne toasts to PRC and hopes for our future.



It was wonderful to see all of you who could join us and can't wait to see you next year!



our 2024 Palm-a-Palooza Sponsors

Milagra Ridge Sponsors
Anonymous, Recology of the Coast, Tannura Family Wines

Mori Point Sponsors
Anonymous, Robert Biby, Eureka Square Chiropractic, Curt & Debbie Kiest, Peter Loeb, Mizpah Fellowship, John Nibbelin, The Sam Mazza Foundation, Cliff & Eileen Wilkerson

Rockaway Beach Sponsors
Anonymous, Melissa Ballard, Melonie & Tim Cotter, Mike & Karen Ervin, Guadalupe Escalante, Chris & Ron Gabrielli, Gimbal Family, Daniel Kumler & Charlotte Neff, Sherman Lee & Claire Ervin Lee, Kathy Long & Greg Hirsch, Lytt, Michael Malone & Nancy Vargas, Dr. Bill Michaelis & Dinah Verby, Monterra Credit Union, Suzanne Moore & Robert Holland [PRC Cheerleaders], The Moresco Family, Kim Munson & Marc Greenberg, Blue Murov & Julie Starobin, Mary Ann Nihart, Pacifica Lions Club, Anita M. Rees, Kathleen Shugar, Tri Counties Bank, The Ulmer Family, Lori & Julius Yap

In-Kind Donors
21st Amendment, Half Moon Bay Brewing, Oceana Market, Tannura Family Wines