Volunteer Income Tax Program

Heritage Community Association, under the auspices Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), provides " volunteers who can help you complete your income tax and benefit return if your income is low and your tax situation is simple. Volunteers do not complete income tax and benefit returns for deceased persons, bankrupt individuals or individuals who have capital gains or losses, employment expenses, or business or rental income and expenses." (CRA website)

HCA generally delivers the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program within strict confidentiality and security of information guidelines to community residents beginning in March up to the April 30 deadline.

2008 Eligibility Checklist:

Family Size || Income up to

1 •  ---------- $30,000

2 •  ---------- $35,000

3 •  ---------- $37,500

4 •  ---------- $40,000

5 •  ---------- $50,000

Food Bank

Heritage Community Association is an agency for the Regina and District Food Bank. If you require assistance, please contact our office at 757-9952.

Thomson Lunch Program

The Descent of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Heritage Community Association, and Thomson Community School have come together to address an identified need within our community by partnering to provide a lunch program for students attending Thomson Community School.. The Church, located at the corner of Toronto Street and 12th Ave, houses the lunch program and members of their congregation provides all the labour involved with menu planning, shopping, cooking, serving, and clean-up for the program. Lunch is serviced twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and runs from September to June. Funding for this program is provided by The Descent of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger (REACH).

If you would be interested in volunteering your time to help with the program, please contact the Church at 757-0445 or the Association office at 757-9952.

Reach Into Parks

“Reach Into Parks” is offered in partnership with Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger (REACH). This summer meal program provides a free nutritious bagged lunch to hungry children aged 2-15 years five days per week (Monday to Friday) at Maple Leaf Pool. It runs for six weeks, starting in early July and ending in mid-August.

Share the Warmth

SaskEnergy, The Salvation Army and Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) volunteers will team up to help Saskatchewan homeowners lower energy costs.

The Share the Warmth Home Energy Efficiency Project will allow families in Regina to benefit from more than $200 worth of home improvements including: replacing furnace filters; installing programmable thermostats; replacing standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs; preparing windows and doors for winter; and installing water saving showerheads and toilet tank inserts to save water. Families will save on energy and water consumption, noticing a difference on their utility bills of approximately $100 every year after the work is completed.

The Share the Warmth Home Energy Efficiency Project is available to homeowners with a combined annual household income of no more than $45,000. Local Salvation Army chapters, along with help from the Ministry of Social Services, have been responsible for selecting the families who will benefit from the project.

Applications and information is available in the Community Information Library @ at the Heritage Community Association office.