Cut Poverty

Cut Poverty

In the last three years, Bay Area wages have increased only 2%, regional unemployment has increased 72%, and the cost for basic needs has soared 18%.  This has created a perfect storm for low-income families, preventing many from making ends meet. » Download statistics for your county.

 

Community Roadmap to Cut Poverty

United Way convened a series of community conversations, bringing together more than 600 corporate, government, and nonprofit leaders as well as people living in poverty. We have developed a draft community roadmap plan tackling poverty which outlines strategies, roles and responsibilities for the diverse stakeholders in our community. Only by working together can we build a movement to cut Bay Area poverty in half by 2020.

» View our roadmap infographic.

United Way’s Role

United Way’s programs contribute to pieces of the community roadmap through poverty prevention, intervention, and financial stability for youth and adults. Whether it’s providing young people with a solid foundation to prevent poverty or helping people move out of poverty by providing access to community and financial resources, United Way’s programs are changing lives everyday.

» Learn more about our programs.

Your Role: Join the Growing Movement to Cut Poverty

Do you have a vision for a diverse, caring, and economically vibrant Bay Area? Let’s come together. Collectively. Let’s use our power to change our communities – step by step, block by block, one problem at a time. Are you ready to take action? Join MAKE IT BE, the growing movement to cut poverty in the Bay Area.

» Join the growing MAKE IT BE movement on Facebook.