SimplifyCT

"Congrats to SimplifyCT's Executive Director, Juan Berrios, on receiving the 2026 Barbara DelBene Award presented by IRS SPEC. Every year the Barbara DelBene award is granted to an individual who has made significant contributions to the VITA/TCE programs; A wonderful honor nation-wide!

Juan has exhibited many skills and the passion that perfectly represents the award's description. For more information about the award, as well as Juan's background and achievements, visit https://simplifyct.org/juan-berrios-chosen-as-recipient-of-irs-specs-2026-barbara-delbene-award/

Earlier this month we celebrated our high school student interns at Weaver High School. SimplifyCT partnered with readycted to train and certify 14 high school students as IRS-Certified Tax Preparers. These students completed 80hrs of service as part of a paid internship through ReadyCT and helped serve over 530 customers through the VITA Program!

A special thank you goes out to ReadyCT’s Pam Ennis for helping to set up the partnership and to our IRS Colleague, Laura O’Keefe, for participating in the event.