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So many of the crises we hear about in this economy are about people who have lost their jobs. For most, unemployment benefits – though limited – provide some relief while they look for new work. But for the self-employed, there is no such safety net, and when work dries up, there aren’t a lot [...]
MatchBridge, United Way’s program that helps local youth find private-sector jobs, is getting ready for the summer hiring season, working hard to recruit both employers and new youth members. Last year, our program matched 184 youth with jobs and paid internships at 58 Bay Area companies. Here’s what employers are saying about MatchBridge: “While it [...]
Summer is almost here! Parents and caregivers can call 211 to obtain information about summer programs for kids throughout the Bay Area, including day camps, residential camps and therapeutic camps for children with disabilities or specific health conditions. 211 can also connect parents and caregivers with information about youth employment and internship programs, volunteer opportunities, [...]
United Way’s SparkPoint Centers are featured on the front page of today’s San Francisco Chronicle. “United Way Centers offer credit, career advice” Janeise Ollison’s eyes lit up as she described how she was advised to fix her credit and boost her savings. “It was real simple; I paid one little PG&E bill for like $35 [...]
For the last three years, MatchBridge has teamed up with the real estate industry to offer the youth they serve an leg up in finding positions within the industry. The program is called Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults (RE4TA) and is a partnership between MatchBridge, United Way of the Bay Area, and the San Francisco [...]
Together with MatchBridge, we hosted Dress For Success with the help of United Way Ambassador Nnamdi Asomugha. Already we’ve learned that some of the young people at the event have been hired. Learn more about MatchBridge, or Emerging Leaders.
By now most large and mid-size companies have plans in place for disasters of all kinds. However, many small business do not so in the event of a natural disaster like an earthquake or flood they may not be able to recover. According to the US Small Business Administration, 40 to 60% of small businesses [...]
With the approach of summer, the team at MatchBridge has been very busy placing youth in various kinds of internships and jobs. Last week MatchBridge teamned up with Ghirardelli Chocolate Company to interview 14 candidates to shore up their concessions operations at AT&T Ballpark. After the interviews and a little deliberation, the team from Ghirardelli decided to hire [...]
Last week’s Dress for Success event with Nnamdi Asomugha was a huge success for MatchBridge and the young people that attended. You can read about the event on sfgate’s Get to Work blog as well. At the event, 47 Bay Area youth received professional clothing and accessories, as well as job interview training. This [...]
Yesterday, Oakland Raider Nnamdi Asomugha teamed up with United Way volunteers to provide 47 Bay Area youths with professional clothing and accessories, as well as job interview training. The event, sponsored by UPS, was the final part of United Way’s Spring Professional Clothing Drive, in which employees from 12 Bay Area companies donated more than 200 suits, [...]
