JOIN US TO CUT POVERTY IN HALF BY 2020

1 in 5 Bay Area residents lives in poverty. United Way of the Bay Area’s goal is to cut that number in half by 2020. Our blog tells the stories about the people we help and United Way’s community of donors, advocates, volunteers, and partner organizations. Read on. Comment. Share.
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Shop for everyday items and proceeds go to United Way’s poverty-cutting programs!

We’re excited to announce our participation in the Shop + Give program, powered by our partner Marqeta! Want to be able to easily donate to United Way’s poverty-cutting programs whenever you make an everyday purchase? You can, by easily setting a percentage designated to United Way when you purchase any Marqeta offer. You’ll not only [...]

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A Proposal to Remember

Congratulations are in order for United Way Chief Operations Officer and singer extraordinaire Eric McDonnell and Hydra Mendoza, VP of the SF Board of Education and Education Adviser to the Mayor.  Eric took the San Francisco School Board – and Hydra – by surprise by proposing to Hydra during the meeting last night, but not before he serenaded [...]

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100 Roadmap Partners Come Together to Cut Poverty

Poverty affects our city, our country, our friends and neighbors. And many of us have experienced the harsh realities of poverty ourselves. You may know about United Way of the Bay Area’s mission to cut poverty in half by 2020, and maybe you’ve asked yourself how one organization can accomplish this alone. We can’t. That’s [...]

Susan Sutherland, United Way of the Bay Area's Board Chair, Mary Kelly Persyn and Angela Glover Blackwell

Angela Glover Blackwell Speaks on Poverty

United Way of the Bay Area’s Women’s Leadership Council and the American Constitution Society featured Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO and founder of PolicyLink, at a lunch at Reed Smith in San Francisco. Blackwell, who is a nationally-renowned expert on poverty, race, and equity, spoke to a rapt audience about the current realities of poverty in [...]

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United Way of Central Oklahoma Activates May Tornadoes Relief Fund

The 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 [...]

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Wells Fargo Gives $450K for SparkPoint Initiative

When 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 [...]

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