Volunteers to Offer Free Tax Assistance

More than 100 volunteers will be available free of charge to help elderly, disabled and low-income taxpayers file their 1993 returns at locations throughout Ventura County through April 15, organizers said.

Last year, more than 3,500 people were assisted by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, according to the Commission on Human Concerns, which has sponsored the program for 12 years.

This year, the commission has added automated filing, so returns can be expected within 10 days, organizers said. Tax help can be found at the following locations:

Camarillo: Camarillo Senior Center, 1605 E. Burnley St., 10 a.m. to noon Mondays; Camarillo Library, 3100 Ponderosa Drive, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Fillmore: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1048 Ventura St., 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Moorpark: Catholic Charities, 77 1st St., 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays.

Oxnard: Oxnard Community Center, 800 Hobson Way, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays; Oxnard Library, 251 S. A St., 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; Guadalupe Church, Colonia Road and Juanita Street, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays; Commission on Human Concerns, 621 Richmond Ave., 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fridays; VCCA, 4917 S. Rose Ave., 9 a.m. to noon Mondays.

Port Hueneme: Prueter Library, 510 Park Ave., 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays; Port Hueneme Community Center, 550 Park Ave., 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Santa Paula: Santa Paula Nutrition Center, 530 Main St., 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays.

Simi Valley: Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 E. Avenida Simi, 9 a.m. to noon Mondays.

Thousand Oaks: Goebel Senior Center, 1400 E. Janss Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

Ventura: Santa Clara Senior Center, 420 Santa Clara St., 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave., 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; Gregory Gardens, 9620 Telephone Road, 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays.