Since 2002
Prepared 9,838 tax returns resulting in $14,491,469 in refunds and $1,967,600 in saved tax preparation fees
Secured 1,195 ITIN numbers for unauthorized immigrants
Helped 127 people apply for the Philadelphia Municipal ID
Ceiba organized 6 "Neighborhood Pop-Up" site for Philadelphia's Municipal ID Program; including the very first one in the history of the Program
Graduated 64 participants from matched savings programs
Organized 783 financial literacy workshops
Pioneered the integration of various asset building programs with housing counseling in Philadelphia's Latino community
Presented at National Community Tax Coalition conference about ITINs as a tool to promote economic development in immigrant communities
Recognized for innovating one of the top three Best Anti-Poverty Solutions by the Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab and its literary counterpart, the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, for the use of free tax return preparation as a gateway to asset building
Pioneered a new matched savings program and credit building program for new citizens
Received Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations Human Rights Award
Published in the book titled: Partnerships for Health and Human Service Nonprofits: From Collaborations to Mergers (2015) for its use of collaborative leadership principles.
Forged and became the backbone to the Ceiba - Latino Equitable Development Collective (Ceiba - LEDC) for more info about the Collective visit https://ledcphiladelphia.org