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United Way of the Bay Area Blog
- United Way of Central Oklahoma Activates May Tornadoes Relief FundThe devastating May tornadoes have left most Oklahomans stunned and wondering what they could do to help. United Way of Central Oklahoma advises that monetary donations are the best way to assist. The organization has activated its disaster relief fund effective Tuesday, May 21, 2013, so individuals may contribute specifically to the tornadoes relief and [.. […]United Way
- Wells Fargo Gives $450K for SparkPoint InitiativeWhen Nicole, a SparkPoint coach gets out of bed in the morning, she knows she’s going to be empowering low-income community members to take control of their finances. She helps people create a budget, access financial assistance, get good jobs, improve their credit and start saving. Coaching – and supporting a person’s complete financial picture [...]The pos […]United Way
- Looking for Work is a Full-Time JobIt’s Saturday morning, and I am on BART heading to the Summer Jobs+ Youth Resource Fair to volunteer for the afternoon where we will set up more than 700 young people with resume prep, mock interviews and job connections. I just started as an AmeriCorps VISTA at United Way, so I am excited to see [...]The post Looking for Work is a Full-Time Job appeared fir […]Ben Valentine
- Emerging Leaders Take on the CapitolWhile most of the Bay Area was just getting ready for work, five Emerging Leaders recently headed to Sacramento to take part in United Ways of California’s seventh annual Capitol Day, sponsored by Target and UPS. This year, our largest United Way of the Bay Area policy team yet met with 21 California State Senators [...]The post Emerging Leaders Take on the […]Nikole Saulsberry
- The Afterglow of Our 90th Anniversary GalaIt’s the Friday after United Way of the Bay Area’s fabulous 90th Anniversary Gala Celebration, and we are all still basking in the afterglow of a warm and wonderful evening. More than 450 of us had the pleasure of witnessing this historic gathering of donors, volunteers, community partners and well-wishers while we celebrated a near-century [...]The post The […]Ginny Nichols
