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SAFETY NETWE'RE MODERNIZING THE DIGITAL DELIVERY OF BENEFITS FOR EQUITABLE OUTCOMES WITH THE GOAL OF DELIVERYING $30 BILLION IN BENEFITS TO 13 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 15 STATES. IN 2024 WE:-BEGAN HANDOFF FOR OUR FIRST COHORT OF THE SAFETY NET INNOVATION LAB WHILE SCALING DELIVERY IN OUR SECOND COHORT. WE KICKED OFF OUR THIRD COHORT WITH A PARTNERSHIP IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DESIGN THE FRONT END OF A BRAND NEW BILINGUAL INTEGRATED BENEFITS APPLICATION THAT DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY FOR SNAP, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP), CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO SCALED TWO MULTI-STATE INITIATIVES. TO DATE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH 14 STATES, WASHINGTON D.C., AND THE CHEROKEE NATION. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR AUTOMATED MEDICAID RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WE SECURED PARTNERSHIPS WITH PENNSYLVANIA AND COLORADO TO DELIVER STRATEGIC, IMPACT FOCUSED RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE MEDICAID RENEWAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED IN PENNSYLVANIA MORE THAN TRIPLED THEIR AUTOMATED RENEWAL RATE, WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS IN COLORADO INCREASED THEIR AUTOMATED RENEWAL RATE BY 19%. ONE RECOMMENDATION ALONE HAS SAVED THE STATE NEARLY 200 HOURS OF MONTHLY WORKER TIME.-SUPPORTED FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AS IT BEGAN TO DELIVER THE FIRST NEW PERMANENT SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAM IN NEARLY 50 YEARS: SUMMER EBT, A MONTHLY GROCERY BENEFIT PROVIDED TO FAMILIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN CHILDREN ARE NOT RECEIVING MEALS AT SCHOOL. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FIVE JURISDICTIONS: ARKANSAS, NEW YORK, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND THE CHEROKEE NATION IN OKLAHOMA. WE HELPED STATES DEDUPLICATE DATA, DEVELOP OUTREACH STRATEGIES, IMPROVE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS, AND MAP CLIENT JOURNEYS.

TAX BENEFITSOUR TAX BENEFITS PORTFOLIO SEEKS TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE HOW AMERICANS WITH LOW OR NO INCOMES ACCESS THE TAX CREDITS AND FLEXIBLE CASH OWED TO THEM. OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE THE $14 BILLION TAX BENEFITS UPTAKE GAP AND SIMPLIFY THE TAX FILING PROCESS. IN 2024, WE:-SIMPLIFIED THE TAX FILING PROCESS AND HELPED PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY THEY DESERVE BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE GETYOURREFUND. GETYOURREFUND IS A FREE, TRUSTWORTHY TAX FILING SERVICE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS AND VITA VOLUNTEER TAX PREPARATION PARTNERS AS A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR VITA-ASSISTED FILING.-DEVELOPED AN INTEGRATED STATE FILING STRATEGY TO COMPLEMENT FEDERAL DIRECT FILE, IN RESPONSE TO THE IRS'S DIRECT FILE ANNOUNCEMENT. WE SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH STATE TAX DEPARTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT SIMPLE, USER-FRIENDLY, FREE TAX FILING FOR DIRECT FILE USERS IN ARIZONA, IDAHO, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, AND NEW JERSEY.-ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES THAT SIMPLIFY THE TAX PROCESS. SHAPED THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT SIMPLIFYING TAX FILING, PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE RUNNING GETYOURREFUND, GETCTC, AND FILEYOURSTATETAXES.-COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING INFORMATION, OUTREACH RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT TO HELP THEM SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT GETYOURREFUND AND DIRECT FILE. WE PRIMARILY TARGETED SNAP, CASH, WIC AND MEDICAID AGENCIES, IN ADDITION TO DEPARTMENTS OF REVENUE. AS A RESULT OF OUR COLLABORATION, 67+ AGENCIES ACROSS 20 STATES TOOK OVER 160 OUTREACH ACTIONS AND SENT OVER 4.5M MESSAGES TO CLIENTS.