{"id":3102,"date":"2021-10-12T04:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T04:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2025-05-29T19:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:23:38","slug":"connecticuts-child-tax-credit-project-parents-as-trusted-messengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/connecticuts-child-tax-credit-project-parents-as-trusted-messengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut&#8217;s Child Tax Credit Project: Parents as Trusted Messengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CONNECTICUTS-CTC-PROJECT-TO-INCREASE-CTC-PARTICIPATION.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CONNECTICUTS-CTC-PROJECT-TO-INCREASE-CTC-PARTICIPATION.png 940w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CONNECTICUTS-CTC-PROJECT-TO-INCREASE-CTC-PARTICIPATION-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CONNECTICUTS-CTC-PROJECT-TO-INCREASE-CTC-PARTICIPATION-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CONNECTICUTS-CTC-PROJECT-TO-INCREASE-CTC-PARTICIPATION-138x116.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#2986bc\"><strong>Trusted Messenger Paperwork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#bfdef2\"><strong>JOINING THE TEAM<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/w9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">W-9<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NPLI-Direct-Deposit-Authorization.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Direct Deposit Form<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Trusted-Messenger-Agreement_Final.docx\" target=\"_blank\">Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>DOCUMENTS AND FORMS TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CTC-Invoice-Template.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CT CTC Invoice Template<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>submit this to receive your monthly payments<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1sOLRDimvssu46ncI3zmO8j0DwzdTtako3s0khG7qg2c\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Trusted Messenger Activities Sheet<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Google form to track<\/em> <em>activities and your hours work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Parent_Family-Interactions-Tracking-Sheet.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parent\/Family Interactions Tracking Sheet<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; <em>track interactions with parents and families, sign ups and unique stories; record vital contact information for families.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#641da6\"><br><strong>Trusted Messenger Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Share these links with families so they can sign up:<\/span><\/strong><br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/es\/www.GetCTC.org\/CT\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">ENG<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getctc.org\/ct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">LISH: www.GetCTC.org\/CT<\/span><\/a>  <br><br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getctc.org\/es\/ct\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPANISH: www.GetCTC.org\/es\/CT<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br><br><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Trusted Navigators<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>SimplifyCT<\/strong><ul><li>Phone: 877 907-0937 (note we will have our own dedicated line soon)<\/li><li>Slack Channel: #acf-ctc-hotline<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nc154Pp5Mic\" target=\"_blank\">Recording of Trusted Messengers Call &#8211; 10\/6\/2021<\/a><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FAEbiNdAVUFU&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971304151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=pz4nY%2Fn3B3%2FxvP9GOr7%2B%2FHaxZDBaMRy7KuuIEzsJ9o8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Administration for Children &amp; Families&nbsp;Child&nbsp;Tax&nbsp;Credit&nbsp;Navigator Training<\/a><\/strong><br><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/09\/15\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-whole-of-government-effort-to-ensure-child-tax-credit-reaches-all-eligible-families\/\" target=\"_blank\">White House Fact Sheet on the Whole Government Effort<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Child&nbsp;Tax&nbsp;Credit&nbsp;Outreach Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The&nbsp;Tax&nbsp;Policy Center has created an interactive,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taxpolicycenter.org%2Ffeature%2Fwhere-are-families-most-risk-missing-out-expanded-child-tax-credit&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971353954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=%2FftvehDhvCRXmbgMBDh46C2HEzpVA4vTGuGCIGpugZs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">data visualization map<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;using non-filer data. It shows the number of children at risk of missing the CTC by zip code.<\/li><li>Additional flyers, social graphics, messages, and more at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthesocialpresskit.com%2Fctcoutreach&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971363911%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=l7VLh1JPkNKgm7ajWzS0Cox1s%2FRYvsn1k%2FkkDVzHYO0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">t<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">hesocialpresskit.com\/ctcoutreach<\/span><\/a>. As trusted sources of information for the families you serve, we invite you to use and share these materials with your networks.&nbsp;This site will continuously be updated with new resources translated into different languages.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources from the White House and Treasury Department:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fchild-tax-credit%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971304151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=GmfGUnczZ366xHgIUct%2ByhWR0WKCVzmOdF42vdYqjJg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">ChildTaxCredit.gov<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;a one-stop-shop for information about the CTC, including information about how non-filers can sign up for payments.<\/li><li><strong>The&nbsp;Code for America&nbsp;CTC Non-filer Sign-up Tool Help Guide<\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF &#8211;&nbsp;<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.codeforamerica.org%2F2021%2F08%2F19180805%2Fgetctc-a-step-by-step-guide.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971324063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=cKBYCWV2EPg3dLJA01attwa4SvuMsRhReYKRLSDrUuI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/a>)<\/span>. This guide is meant for navigators and assisters. It outlines what&#8217;s going on at each step, so that they know how to respond to common questions and can understand what will happen if people have less common circumstances. Navigators can also access a navigator resource website (in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getctc.org%2Fnavigators&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971324063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=7SbXPL%2FQQEg%2B6%2FmAnyKIxA65CZm0tmrUOAiX3JYYNwc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getctc.org%2Fes%2Fnavigators&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971334022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=laPwcU4MaXZXiMdp7ycEyv9Sv%2F7SiaE6R7ddcj1MPlE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>The&nbsp;Code for America&nbsp;GetCTC demo<\/strong>&nbsp;(Video \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnGoyN_M9SfQ&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmelvette.hill%40cga.ct.gov%7Cf29ca1f8095d4c6a3a4808d9794f5046%7C3ec76714b1b4418a883232c46ec84226%7C0%7C0%7C637674204971334022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=b%2BVy%2FL7KSN1AfD2GLWT6398dhtFc%2BV%2FvqTEqNfZYDq8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/a>). This video is a quick tour of how to use GetCTC, the simplified&nbsp;tax&nbsp;filing portal.<\/li><li><strong>CTC presentation<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Child-Tax-Credit-Outreach-Slides-9.1.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF &#8211; English<\/a>). This presentation includes what we covered in today\u2019s session and can be used when you\u2019re talking about CTC in your communities and organizations.<\/li><li><strong>Help is Here \u2013 CTC flyer<\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Help-is-Here-Checks-for-Kids-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Help-is-Here-Checks-for-Kids-Flyer-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a>). This flyer gives a high-level overview of CTC and is meant to be hung in visible places where the community frequents or gathers to raise CTC awareness.<\/li><li><strong>Outreach email<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Outreach-email-for-your-community.docx\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Word \u2013 English<\/span><\/a>). An editable template you can use to send to members of your organization or community to build CTC awareness.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trusted Messenger Paperwork JOINING THE TEAMW-9Direct Deposit FormAgreement DOCUMENTS AND FORMS TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK CT CTC Invoice Template &#8211; submit this to receive your monthly payments Trusted Messenger Activities Sheet &#8211; Google form to track activities and your hours work Parent\/Family Interactions Tracking Sheet &#8211; track interactions with parents and families, sign ups and&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28789,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3102\/revisions\/28789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}