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Fall is peak season for the highly contagious disease known as pertussis (whooping cough), which is characterized by severe coughing. So far, there have been more than 4,000 reported cases in California in 2010 — seven times the number seen in a typical year. Vaccination is the best defense against whooping cough. Information about pertussis [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Over at the East Bay Express they have a good article about the USDA’s report (which we discussed here) about hunger in which they highlight a few stories of local people who don’t have enough to eat. The piece focuses on food insecurity which is not just a measurement of people who don’t have enough [...]
Jenny Li of San Francisco lost her health insurance and her job as a line supervisor at a Bay Area electronics manufacturer because the company relocated to Mexico in 2007. The loss of insurance would have had devastating effects. Jenny’s teenage son is challenged by mental-health issues that require two types of medication and regular [...]
The pictures of the devastation in Haiti, have caused an incredible outpouring of support from business and individuals around the world. Along with the usual organizations that are on the frontlines when disasters strike, there are a number of technology organizations (from Google to Ushahidi to Frontline SMS), working around the clock with the State [...]
The last six weeks of the year is a time when people who feel blessed in life typically give back to their communities. In the spirit of the holidays, people volunteer at food banks or work with those who are less fortunate. At United Way, we decided to ask our employees and community members to [...]
The number of Americans lacking consistent access to food is at the highest level since government records began. This represents an increase of 13 million people from last year. More than 49 million Americans are in households struggling with what the report calls ‘food insecurity.’ Those with very high food insecurity – which amounted to a [...]
What can you do to protect yourself from the flu this winter?
