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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 [...]
Did you know that paying income taxes is the law for anyone who earns wages in the United States, including undocumented immigrants?
Each year, United Way’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! provides free tax filing assistance to thousands of undocumented workers in the Bay Area, helping them to participate in our country’s tax system.
Below is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hard times preceded the recession for a significant number of Bay Area families. Even before the global economic crisis, having a job was not a guarantee of adequate income: 86% of Bay Area households with incomes below the Standard had at least one worker.
United Way’s report, “Struggling to Make Ends Meet,” released today, reinforces the [...]
“Millions of Americans are working hard to build economic security for their families, yet antiquated labor policies actually set them up to fail. The bedrock of our country is hard work, but for too many families, that hard work isn’t yielding the economic security it used to. These grants are about building a smarter system [...]
The number of Americans lacking consistent access to food is at the highest level since government records began. This represents an increase of 13 million people from last year. More than 49 million Americans are in households struggling with what the report calls ‘food insecurity.’ Those with very high food insecurity – which amounted to a [...]
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 [...]
Getting children and youth involved in volunteering is an ideal way to expand their awareness of our community. In the Bay Area, there are dozens of volunteer opportunities suitable for children of many ages and interests.
United Way and the Bay Area Volunteer Centers make it easy to find a volunteer project that’s age-appropriate and fun [...]
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