We need your help to protect federal funding for VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit), which are essential to United Way’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! (EKS) tax assistance program. Take action today to ensure the survival of EKS. Funding for both the VITA program and the EITC could be [...]
Flu Season is Here! Dial 211 for Vaccine Info
October 5, 2011 by
Flu season has officially arrived. Information about flu shots in the Bay Area is available by simply dialing 211. Your local 211 call center can provide information in over 150 languages about where to get flu shots. In the United States, influenza season usually begins in October and can last until May. The Centers for [...]
Bay Area Cost of Living Soared 18% Since Recession Began
October 4, 2011 by
The cost for basic needs in the Bay Area – such as rent, food, health care, child care, transportation, and taxes – has soared 18 percent in the last three years, according to the newly updated 2011 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard. The new Self-Sufficiency Standard was released today by the Insight Center for Community Economic [...]
Take a Stand for Children’s Health!
September 29, 2011 by
This op-ed is co-authored by Shelley Kessler, San Mateo Central Labor Council Executive Secretary/Treasurer and United Way of the Bay Area Board Member, and Eric McDonnell, United Way of the Bay Area Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Four million of California’s poorest children, including 300,000 in the Bay Area, are in danger of losing [...]
Quote of the Day
August 31, 2011 by
With more than 10,000 employees in the Bay Area, we at AT&T believe it is vital to strengthen and support the community that is our home. AT&T is proud to continue our partnership with United Way, and I look forward to leading the engagement of business and community leaders in their efforts to tackle poverty.” [...]
New SparkPoint Video
August 24, 2011 by
Check out our new SparkPoint video (3 minutes long)! Created by United Way of the Bay Area, SparkPoint Centers are financial education centers that help individuals and families who are struggling to make ends meet. We help our clients address immediate financial crises, get them back on their feet, and build financially secure futures. Learn [...]
Our Backpack Drive is Underway
August 3, 2011 by
Download our Backpack Drive Flyer, which includes information about where to drop off or mail your donations, as well as a list of school supplies that we need to fill the backpacks.
Why Aren’t Our Youth Working?
July 29, 2011 by
MatchBridge Director Matt Poland was invited to be a “citizen blogger” for the Bay Citizen news website. Here is an excerpt from his first blog post, “Why Aren’t Our Youth Working?” Some youth graduating from high schools and going on to universities this year are going to discover in four years that a Bachelor’s degree [...]
211 Helps Kids “Save Steady, Dream Huge”
July 27, 2011 by
211 is partnering with the San Francisco Treasurer’s Office to ensure more low-income families participate in the Kindergarten to College (K2C) program so that kids save. Our 211 call center specialists will make calls to 1,135 San Francisco families during the next few weeks to encourage them particpate in the program, activate their accounts and start savings for their children’s future. [...]
ng all Bay Area Volunteers: Got 15 Minutes to Cut Poverty?
July 25, 2011 by
Bay Area volunteers looking for opportunities to get involved in the community? Let’s cut poverty 15 minutes at a time! Introducing MAKE IT BE “Micro-volunteering!” 15 minutes of volunteer time isn’t going to make a dent in poverty in the Bay Area. But if we ALL put in 15 minutes – every week – that [...]
