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Press Releases

  • 05-16-2012 AT&T and PwC Win United Way’s Spirit of the Bay Award
  • 05-04-2012Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and United Way Celebrate 70 Years of Partnership
  • 04-12-2012Mayor Lee, Leader Pelosi and United Way of the Bay Area Annouce SF Summer Jobs+ Initiative to create 5,000 Summer Jobs for SF Youth
  • 03-16-2012Fewer than 5% of Bay Area’s Poorest Taxpayers Take Advantage of Free Tax Preparation
  • 03-14-2012Don’t Toss That! When Spring Cleaning, call 211 to donate used items
  • 01-27-2012Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Kicks Off 10th Year, Free Tax Preparation Available at More Than 200 Bay Area Locations
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Maria Stokes
Public Relations Director
415-808-4264 office
415-320-2216 cell
mstokes@uwba.org

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Struggling To Make Ends Meet

Hard times preceded the recession for many Bay Area households. Even before the global economic crisis, having a job was not a guarantee of adequate income as 86% of Bay Area households with incomes below the Self-Sufficiency Standard had at least one worker. Download report
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