SOUTH BURLINGTON — This year, the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, can help working families in Vermont make ends meet with a credit up to $6,557. In addition, any family with dependent children who receives the Vermont EITC is automatically income eligible for food benefits through 3SquaresVT — meaning their income and resources don’t count. Jan. 31 is EITC Awareness Day, a time to spread the word to the estimated one in five Vermonters who miss out on thousands of dollars in savings and added benefits b … (read more)