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2011 Press Releases
- 11-11-2011Bay Area Legal Community Raises $1.6m in Class Action Against Poverty
- 11-11-2011Call 211 to Give or Get Holiday Help
- 10-31-2011United Way Celebrates Grand Opening of SparkPoint East Contra Costa
- 10-20-2011United Way and Education Leaders Host SF Mayoral Forum
- 10-4-2011Bay Area Cost of Living Soared 18% Since Recession Onset
- 10-4-2011Call 211 for Flu Shot Information
- 8-31-2011AT&T California President Ken McNeely to Chair Fundraising Campaign for United Way of the Bay Area
- 7-19-2011United Way and Partners Expand “Bank On” Program to American Canyon
- 6-2-2011Chevron Provides $1 Million to Establish Poverty-Fighting SparkPoint Center in Richmond
- 5-26-2011United Way Survey: Local Nonprofits Still Reeling from Recession
- 5-25-2011Dodge & Cox and UPS win United Way’s Spirit of the Bay Award
- 4-19-2011Call 211 to Find Summer Camps & Programs for Youth
- 4-5-2011New Calif. Law Requires Whooping Cough Booster for Students. Call 211 for Info
- 3-17-2011Call 211 for Information about Radiation from Japan
- 3-15-2011Demand for Free Tax Help Surges in Bay Area
- 3-11-2011 Call 211 for Bay Area Tsunami Information
- 3-8-2011 Calls to 211 Helpline Increased Steadily in 2010
- 2-28-2011 AT&T’s $250,000 Contribution Strengthens 211 and Disaster Preparedness
- 2-7-2011 211 Helpline Launches in San Mateo County
- 1-26-2011Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Buoys Bay Area Jobless
- 1-6-2011 Call 211 for Energy Bill Assistance and Emergency Shelters
2010 Press Releases
- 12-17-2010 Bay Area Law Firms Raise More than $1.4M in Koko Challenge
- 12-6-2010 Unemployment Benefits Expiring? Call 211
- 11-8-2010 Call 211 to Get or Give Holiday Assistance
- 10-05-2010 Dial 211 for Flu Shot Information
- 9-28-2010 Dial 211 Whooping Cough MediaAdvisory
- 8-11-2010 United Way Welcomes Chief Development Officer Stuart Canning
- 7-7-2010 California 211 Service in Jeopardy Unless Congress Acts
- 5-13-2010 United Way Survey: Recession Far from over for Bay Area Nonprofits
- 4-13-2010 United Way Welcomes New Board Members
- 3-21-2010 Spring Cleaning? Call 2-1-1 to Donate Used Items
- 2-17-2010 2-1-1 Calls Show Rising Needs in Bay Area
- 1-27-2010 United Way Kicks Off Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Free Tax Program
- 1-20-2010 Dial 2-1-1 for Sand Bag Information
- 1-10-2010 National Flu Vaccine Week: Call 2-1-1 for Information
2009 Press Releases
- 12-17-2009 Bay Area Law Firms Go Bananas for 2009 Koko Challenge
- 12-10-2009 United Way Receives $50K Grant from AT&T to Promote Family Engagement at SF High Schools
- 12-8-2009 United Way Report Shows 440,000 Bay Area Households are Struggling to Make Ends Meet
- 11-2-2009 Call 2-1-1 for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Shot Information
- 8-17-2009 United Way Appoints New Board and Campaign Chairs
- 8-10-2009 LIVE UNITED Sports Packages Now Available!
- 6-22-2009 Dial 2-1-1 for Summer Meals for Kids
- 5-29-2009 Wells Fargo and BRE Properties Win Spirit of the Bay Award
- 5-28-2009 One-third of Bay Area Nonprofits Struggling to Survive
- 5-12-2009 United Way Gives $10K Emergency Grant to Coastside Rotacare Clinic
- 4-21-2009 United Way’s 2-1-1 Offers Recession Survival Guide
- 4-8-2009 United Way Helps Launch Bank on Oakland
- 2-10-2009 2-1-1 Bay Area Celebrates First Anniversary*
- 1-29-2009 United Way Kicks-off Free Tax Program
2008 Press Releases
- 12-19-2008 Dial 2-1-1 for Energy Bill Assistance
- 12-12-2008 Bay Area Law Firms Go Bananas for United Way’s Koko Challenge
- 12-9-2008 Solano Nonprofits Still Need Donations for Holiday Season
- 12-3-2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers Donates Holiday Party to United Way
- 11-20-2008 Dial 2-1-1 to Give Help or Get Help
- 11-13-2008 Bay Area Nonprofits Feel the Pinch
- 11-3-2008 United Way Welcomes New Board Members
- 10-14-2008 Call 2-1-1 for Help with Economic Hardships
- 10-2-2008 Bay Area Residents Fail to Claim $18m in Stimulus Payments
- 9-4-2008 2-1-1 Bay Area Helps Gustav Evacuees
- 5-21-2008 Chevron Wins United Way’s Spirit of the Bay Award
- 3-12-2008 United Way of the Bay Area Welcomes New Board Members
- 3-12-2008 United Way’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Helps Low-income Residents Claim Federal Stimulus Rebate
- 3-12-2008 Kaiser Donates $200K to Support 2-1-1 Bay Area
- 2-11-2008 2-1-1 Launches Throughout the Bay Area
- 1-31-2008 United Way Kicks Off Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Free Tax Program
