United Way of the Bay Area Blog

Wells Fargo Gives $450K for SparkPoint Initiative

United Way — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:30:22 +0000

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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Looking for Work is a Full-Time Job

Ben Valentine — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:33:16 +0000

It’s Saturday morning, and I am on BART heading to the Summer Jobs+ Youth Resource Fair to volunteer for the afternoon where we will set up more than 700 young people with resume prep, mock interviews and job connections. I just started as an AmeriCorps VISTA at United Way, so I am excited to see [...]

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Emerging Leaders Take on the Capitol

Nikole Saulsberry — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:46:52 +0000

While most of the Bay Area was just getting ready for work, five Emerging Leaders recently headed to Sacramento to take part in United Ways of California’s seventh annual Capitol Day, sponsored by Target and UPS. This year, our largest United Way of the Bay Area policy team yet met with 21 California State Senators [...]

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The Afterglow of Our 90th Anniversary Gala

Ginny Nichols — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:38:42 +0000

It’s the Friday after United Way of the Bay Area’s fabulous 90th Anniversary Gala Celebration, and we are all still basking in the afterglow of a warm and wonderful evening. More than 450 of us had the pleasure of witnessing this historic gathering of donors, volunteers, community partners and well-wishers while we celebrated a near-century [...]

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Got Jobs for Youth? Bring ‘Em

Beth Trimarco — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:07:10 +0000

Melissa Thomas is a 21-year old San Franciscan who has been looking for work for more than two years. She’s on public assistance and says she could easily fall into homelessness. At the end of the month, she has no food in the fridge, and depends on an elderly relative to eat. Melissa wants nothing [...]

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