United Ways of California are now organizing our fourth annual Capitol Day, which will take place in Sacramento on May 5. Last year, more than 50 United Way staff and volunteers from across the state met with legislators to promote our public policy agenda. This year’s event will continue strengthen United Way’s relationships with California’s key decision [...]
Run! Walk! Roll! in the Marin Human Race
April 27, 2010 by
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 8 — join 4,000 of your friends, neighbors, and community members in the largest collaborative fundraiser and nonprofit celebration in Marin County — the 28th annual Marin Human Race. Enjoy… A pancake breakfast More than a dozen local bands and performing groups Free refreshments, prizes, and giveaways Kid Races with [...]
Quote of the Day
April 27, 2010 by
That woman has given her all to this program. When the kids see a teacher is making an investment in them, you are going to get a return in that investment.” – Mount Pleasant High School Principal Teresa Marquez, commenting on Jeneva Westendorf, the teacher who was hired to implement the school’s Opportunity Program. From [...]
United Way Helps Launch Solano Volunteer Center
April 26, 2010 by
After over more than a year of planning, fundraising, and preparation, the Solano Nonprofits Coalition gathered last week at the County Administrative Center with United Way of the Bay Area, local partners and community leaders to announce the launch of the Volunteer Center of Solano County. “Volunteers are an essential resource for nonprofits in Solano County. [...]
The Rising Cost of Rental Housing
April 22, 2010 by
Affordable housing activists take note, someone working a full-time minimum wage job would be unable to afford a one-bedroom apartment in any county in the country. This grim news comes to us courtesy of “Out of Reach 2010″ a new report issued by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Currently, renters make up a third [...]
2-1-1 Connects Callers with Local Food Programs
April 22, 2010 by
Last year, 2-1-1 helped 15,791 Bay Area residents connect with food assistance programs. That represents an 88% jump in requests for food assistance from the previous year. Here is one caller’s story: Ms. Williams, a 72 year old senior living on Social Security and a widow’s pension called 2-1-1 needing assistance with food. The limited income she [...]
How Will the Recession Affect California's Children?
April 21, 2010 by
Over on our twitter feed, we were alerted to a kidsdata.org report that indicates that nearly a quarter of the state’s children could be living beneath the federal poverty line due to the recent recession. From their site: The projections suggest that as many as 2.7 million California children may live in households where earnings [...]
5 Tips for Landing that Summer Internship
April 19, 2010 by
As we get closer to summer, young people start looking for internships to build skills, enhance their college applications, and to find out what they might want to do (or not do) later in life. We asked Ed Oh, Communications Specialist with MatchBridge, a United Way community project for some helpful tips for young job [...]
United Way supports First 5
April 15, 2010 by
United Way recently took a stand to support First 5 California, sending letters to Assembly and Senate members throughout the Bay Area to encourage them to preserve funding for this critical program. First 5 pays for children’s health insurance and education, as well as health and human services that benefit children and families throughout the [...]
Opening Doors to Brighter Futures
April 15, 2010 by
Jane is a single mother of five who first walked through the door of the Earn It! Keep It! Save It! free tax preparation site at Community Action Marin in 2009. United Way and Community Action Marin have partnered for several years on Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, offering free tax assistance and asset-building [...]
