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Become a Shining Star Donor!

Feel the joy of giving year-round. Recurring monthly donations are a simple way to know you’re helping Seniors West of the Tetons throughout the year.  What better way to help sustain services for older adults in Teton Valley than giving $45 a month. That equates to $540 a year! 

Not sure your monthly bills can take on that much? You can sign up to give $5 or $10 a month to provide support for SWOT’s programs and staff. Able to give more? We’ve got plenty of options to fit any financial situation. And, you’ll get fun swag and rewards, plus updates on what’s happening at SWOT in return for your generosity.

Sign up as a recurring donor and you’ll join a group of dedicated contributors who already are giving monthly. Many signed up in 2021 when SWOT launched it’s Support Our Seniors monthly giving campaign. All monthly donors receive an early electronic copy of SWOT’s monthly newsletter, Valley Talk, via email. Here are other rewards we are planning to thank those for helping sustain us:

Resources for VITA Volunteers

Training and Certification Testing


VITA/TCE Central This is the one-stop location for all training and certification materials. (Login Instructions) (Alert-2025-01 6744 (1) some bad test questions). The password for the Practice Lab is TRAINPROWEB.
Publication 4012: Volunteer Resource Guide
Publication 4491: Volunteer Training Guide (covers same material as Link & Learn Training)
Publication 6744: Test Booklet (you can do the test here and transfer your answers to the online certification system later)
Publication 4961: Volunteer Standards of Conduct (everyone needs to pass the VSOC certification)
Publication 5101: Intake Interview and Quality Review (reviews material gathered on the 13614-C intake form and covers the quality review process.
Publication 5088: Site Coordinator Training

Return Preparation

Taxslayer (This is where we’ll prepare taxes. While training you’ll use the Practice Area to do sample returns. The universal password for the Practice Area is TRAINPROWEB. If you’re new to the system, you’ll need to set up an account after entering the universal password.)

Site Documents

Publication 17: Your Federal Income Taxes
Publication 4299: Privacy, Confidentiality & Civil Rights

Client Forms

Form 13614-C: Intake Interview and Quality Review Sheet
Form 13614-CS: Spanish

Other Resources

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