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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 [...]
Do you know someone who’s making a difference by volunteering in your community? As part of their celebration of National Volunteer Week, United Way partners the Volunteer Center recognizes outstanding volunteers, nonprofits and businesses. The nominations are currently being accepted until March 9th, and cover six areas from favorite nonprofits to outstanding efforts by a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
KCBS’ Bob Butler reports, “More Bay Area residents appear to be reaching out for help, many describing themselves as first-time callers to the nonprofit 211 center, run by United Way.”
Listen to the 50-second audio clip.
Lilian is a client of Springboard Forward, a United Way grantee that helps low-wage workers to develop a long-term vision for career mobility.
Springboard’s Engaged Employment program begins with the jobs that workers currently have and uses those jobs as a springboard for improving their future.
Lilian enjoyed the work she did in the Nutrition Services Department at El Camino [...]
ABC-7 Anchor Cheryl Jennings produced a great news segment about SparkPoint and 2-1-1, which are central to United Way’s efforts to create pathways out of poverty. Watch the video below, or visit the ABC-7 website to see a text version of the news story.
United Way of the Bay Area has been awarded a United Way World Wide/AT&T “Family Engagement for High School Success” grant of $50,000. This funding is part of a new initiative designed to help parents and caregivers of at-risk students get more involved in their child’s education.
United Way of the Bay Area will partner with [...]
Recently, The San Francisco Chronicle invited United Way share our perspective about how Bay Area families, and the nonprofits who serve them, are coping with the economic crisis.
United Way Chief Executive Officer Anne Wilson and VP of Community Investments Lorne Needle wrote an opinion editorial for the newspaper, describing how United Way programs — like [...]
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