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Last week, United Way released data about 2-1-1 for the nine-county Bay Area, which indicated call volume surged 39% last year. Several media outlets reported on the surge in demand – click the links below to read or listen to news coverage.
KCBS Radio – 211 Social Service Assistance Calls on the Rise
Contra Costa Times – Calls to 211 [...]
Last month, United Way and our 2-1-1 Alameda partner, Eden I&R, participated in the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. Education Fair, where they educated hundreds of NUMMI employees about how to connect with support services in the community, as they prepare to lose their jobs when the Fremont plant shuts down on March 31.
Representatives from [...]
Several Bay Area cities and counties are offering free sandbags to residents who are concerned about flooding due to this week’s winter storms. To find out if sand bags are available in your area, call 2-1-1.
2-1-1 is available in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties. Residents who cannot [...]
Tse Ming Tam joined United Way of The Bay Area in September 2006 and oversees our grant making in the East Bay. He is also responsible for the development of our SparkPoint Initiative, which helps low-income families achieve financial stability.
United Way: What part of your job do you enjoy the most?
Tse Ming: I’ve really enjoyed [...]
You can help low-wage families hold on to more of their hard-earned money. United Way is now recruiting volunteers for Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, a program that provides free tax assistance to hardworking, low-income taxpayers throughout the Bay Area. Last year, the program helped 47,166 Bay Area households claim $47 million in refunds.
Participating taxpayers save up to [...]
Last month, as part of Fedex Cares Week, a volunteer army of 125 local Fedex employees spent a day lending a hand at the Alameda Point Collaborative, a United Way grantee that is working to end homelessness.
Fedex Cares Week is a week-long volunteer event that benefits local communities and United Way by encouraging more than 2,100 FedEx team members to [...]
Bernina left Peru in 2001 as a refugee, fleeing the terror of the Shining Path extremist guerillas, as well as a violent marriage. After arriving in California, she worked two jobs, fighting her way out of poverty, when she met a new man. Unfortunately, she again became a victim of domestic violence.
Bernina’s luck changed when [...]
A teen mother at 17, Johnnetta struggled to stay in school while raising her son and taking care of her ill mother. For several years, she survived by supporting herself and her family on welfare.
Johnnetta had dreams of working to support her family and making a difference in her community. Fortunately, she found Opportunity Junction, a [...]
Communities throughout the Bay Area have started free summer meal programs for children, serving meals on weekdays throughout the summer at summer-school and community sites. All children 18 years old and younger are eligible, regardless of their families’ income.
NOTE: Because of funding cuts, many school districts and community organizations that have previously served summer meals [...]
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