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“In San Francisco, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 4 children live at or near the poverty line”
- Paul Ash, Executive Director of the San Francisco Food Bank
Did you know that United Way’s 211 call center serves as the public phone number for the San Francisco Food Bank and several other Bay Area nonprofits? As a result, these nonprofits can focus on service delivery instead of fielding phone calls. Learn more about our partnership with the Food Bank.
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Stuart Canning has joined United Way of the Bay Area as chief development officer.
Stuart has more than 15 years of experience in resource development, working most recently as associate director of development, overseeing all individual giving programs with the San Francisco Symphony.
As United Way’s chief development officer, Stuart oversees all fundraising and donor services, including the workplace campaigns that United Way conducts in more than 500 offices around the region. He will focus on engaging donors to support United Way’s community-impact programs, which include SparkPoint Centers, Earn It! Keep It! Save It! and 211.
“Stuart brings strong record of leading high-performing fundraising campaigns; we are fortunate to have him join our team,” said Anne Wilson, chief executive officer of United Way of the Bay Area. “Under Stuart’s leadership, we will continue to engage donors in delivering powerful and relevant solutions that create pathways out of poverty for Bay Area families.”
Read the press release about Stuart’s appointment.
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Yesterday, 3.5 million California children who depend on Medi-Cal were at risk of losing their health coverage. Today, those children and their families can breathe a sigh of relief because the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that extends critically-needed federal Medicaid funding to 30 states, including $1.3 billion for California. This funding will enable California to continue to offer health care services through Medi-Cal to our state’s neediest children and their families.
“United Way of the Bay Area is committed to ensuring all children have access to health care. Our staff and volunteers have worked hard these last few weeks to urge Congress to pass this important bill. We are thankful to Speaker Pelosi and California’s Congressional delegation, who demonstrated leadership by voting to extend FMAP,” said Lorne Needle, deputy chief community investment officer of United Way of the Bay Area. “This additional funding will help California legislators create a state budget that preserves programs that support the health and safety of our children.”
The bill (HR 1586) extends the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs), which determine the amount of federal funds available to match state expenditures on certain social services, including medical care and insurance. Now that funding for FMAP has been extended, the nation’s neediest children and their families will continue to have access to community clinics, public hospitals, and other health care provisions.
To learn more and join United Way’s advocacy and public policy work visit our website: http://www.uwba.org/mobilize.
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