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Faith-Based Organizations and Homelessness

"Lindsay Knotts, Policy Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, wrote last week that "Faith-based organizations are often critical partners in ending rural homelessness." In the Yakima Valley, faith-based organizations have been a vital partner in our efforts to end homelessness for over 10 years. We recently received correspondence from two different advocacy groups regarding our emergency shelter contract with Transform Yakima Together, a faith-based organization. Here are their letters, and our response." ~Larry Mattson, YVCOG Executive Director

Alliance Defending Freedom - 10/19/17

Freedom from Religion Foundation - 8/25/17

Freedom from Religion Foundation - 10/25/17

Homeless Partner Response Letter

YVCOG – Yakima Valley Conference of Governments

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Faith-Based Organizations and Homelessness

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Commuter Benefits

Tired of driving alone to work every day, but not sure if you have better options?

Consider what can happen when you use alternate ways of getting to work (or even teleworking):

Good Faith Effort

What is a Good Faith Effort?

State Law define “good faith effort” by these two conditions:

YVCOG considers good faith effort when evaluating an employer’s level of commitment to achieving CTR goals.
One of two outcomes will result:

There are no civil penalties for failure to reach CTR goals. The YVCOG is here to work collaboratively with employers
to find solutions that make sense for them!

Employee Taxes

The IRS allows employees to use their own pre-tax dollars to take advantage of commuter benefits.

Employees have three options for reducing the cost of commuting:

Since 2016, the tax-free and pre-tax limits for commuter benefits provided by an employer are:

Employer Requirements

The CTR Law has six main requirements.

Participating Employers must:

CTR and Business Health

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Employer Taxes

Employers (and property managers) who provide CTR incentives are eligible for a
Washington State tax credit up to $100,000 per fiscal year (50% of the employee’s
benefit cost per fiscal year). No more than $60 per employee may be claimed in the
fiscal year.