United Way of Central Oklahoma Activates May Tornadoes Relief Fund
The devastating May tornadoes have left most Oklahomans stunned and wondering what they could do to help. United Way of Central Oklahoma advises that monetary donations are the best way to assist. The organization has activated its disaster relief fund effective Tuesday, May 21, 2013, so individuals may contribute specifically to the tornadoes relief and [...]
Wells Fargo Gives $450K for SparkPoint Initiative
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 [...]
Looking for Work is a Full-Time Job
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 [...]
Emerging Leaders Take on the Capitol
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 [...]
The Afterglow of Our 90th Anniversary Gala
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 [...]
Got Jobs for Youth? Bring ‘Em
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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- Get out from behind your computer for National Volunteer Week
- Event: Inequities in Early Childhood
- Nnamdi Asomugha: A Community Champion Returns Home
- Community School Sets Teen on Path to Success
- Turning the Ignition on a New Life with SparkPoint
- Urge Governor Brown to Expand Medi-Cal
- 90 Candles on the Cake
- Chevron $1.5 Million Grant Fuels United Way’s Poverty-Cutting Programs
- Koko Awards Show Hollywood a Thing or Two
- Tell Congress to Raise Funding for Food and Shelter
- United Way Supports the Bay Area Nonprofit Community
- Irvine Foundation Honors United Way’s Tse Ming Tam
- United Way of the Bay Area’s Response to the State of the Union Address
- Getting Help in a Crisis From 211
