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New research finds California will miss out on more than one billion because an estimated 800,000 eligible Californians will neglect to claim over $1.2 billion in federal Earn Income Tax Credit (EITC) dollars this tax season, according to the new report Left on the Table, published through a collaboration between the New America Foundation and [...]
Last month, United Way gathered Bay Area community leaders at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to explore opportunities to address poverty in our region.
The event began with an overview of United Way’s recent report, “Struggling to Make Ends Meet in the Bay Area,” which was followed by a panel discussion with audience participation. This 8-minute video [...]
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 [...]
Send a Valentine’s Day Card to your honey and help United Way earn some money! Target, a long time United Way supporter has created Super Love Sender which lets you send a quirky Valentine’s Day, football-inspired video card to friends and family all while raising funds for United Way.
For each card the online community sends, [...]
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 [...]
In a time of layoffs and foreclosures, there’s some good news for low-income taxpayers in the Bay Area: instead of spending up to $360 on commercial tax preparation services, households that earned less than $52,000 in 2009 can have their taxes prepared for free by Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, the Bay Area’s largest [...]
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 [...]
United Way’s “Struggling to Make Ends Meet in the Bay Area” report was featured in The San Francisco Chronicle editorial, “Poor are educated and employed.” Below is an excerpt from the piece:
Want to have enough money to meet your basic needs in California?
Then don’t be a woman, don’t be a parent, and don’t be a person of color. All [...]
We know that being prepared for disaster is important but where do you start? This year, start the year off right by first assessing your risk. Think about where you live and what particular hazards you face. We got a reminder yesterday and again today that we need to be prepared for earthquakes, [...]
By the 9th grade, Leslie was reading at an advanced college level – and she was already an alcoholic. Caught in a downward spiral, Leslie turned to drugs, broke into people’s homes, spent time in jail, and eventually lost custody of two children.
After spending several weeks in a recovery program, she was referred to Opportunity [...]
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