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Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from Chevron, East Bay SparkPoint Centers will continue to be funded, and SparkPoint Oakland has re-opened in larger quarters in the Eastmont Town Center. The mall has 20,000 visitors per week, many of whom are low-income. SparkPoint will offer them a wide range of educational and support services to [...]
One of United Way’s functions is to support the nonprofit community so we can all serve the Bay Area more effectively. The pressure on Bay Area nonprofits to speak about impact, performance, and measurement grows every year. Many want to get on the bandwagon, but agencies struggle with the bandwidth and expertise to make the [...]
United Way’s SparkPoint American Canyon cut the ribbon on its new, larger location where more community partners can provide services to a greater number of local residents. According to Stacy Lopez, the SparkPoint Employment Coordinator, “It’s exciting that we have a larger location that allows our community partners to provide resources to a greater number [...]
As nonprofit agencies are increasingly called upon to do more with less, nearly two-thirds (61%) of Bay Area nonprofits collaborated with other organizations to provide services last year, according to United Way’s 10th annual Bay Area Nonprofit Pulse Survey. The survey of 368 Bay Area nonprofit organizations showed a significant increase in collaborative efforts, up [...]
Are concerns about money keeping you awake at night? Help yourself rest a little easier by calling the 211 Financial Advice Line, next Tuesday, June 12 between 4 and 8 pm. By calling 211 that evening, you can speak directly with a professional financial expert about your money concerns. Call 211 and get FREE professional advice [...]
Congratulations to AT&T and PwC, winners of United Way’s 2012 Spirit of the Bay Award, our highest tribute. Each year, United Way’s Spirit of the Bay Award recognizes two Bay Area employers that exceed all others in community involvement through their partnership with United Way. On Tuesday night, United Way presented the Spirit of the Bay Award at [...]
What could get kids more excited about reading than Tim and his dog, Cy, driving a Bookmobile into a reading fair and kick-starting a read-a-thon? It’s an idea we’d like to make a reality with your vote in the Popchips “Tim Chips In” contest. Tim is willing to donate an afternoon to the winning community [...]
Nearly sixty-five runners participated in the “Run In Blue” 5K run that was organized by a dedicated group of Hult International Business School students to benefit United Way. In addition to providing Hult graduate students and local runners with a wonderful opportunity to take part in a scenic run along the San Francisco Marina, this [...]
This past Tuesday (Oct. 18) United Way, the Oakland Raiders and UPS teamed up for Hometown Huddle at Oakland’s Garfield Elementary School. Oakland Raiders Rock Cartwright and De Marcus Van Dyke joined UPS volunteers to promote active and healthy living among Garfield students. Rock and De Marcus lead the students in a series of fun [...]
On September 27 and 28, United Way‘s 211 helpline was joined by more than 50 professional financial experts to provide free financial advice to Bay Area residents during the first-ever San Francisco Financial Advice Line in partnership with the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer More than 230 calls were answered on topics that ranged [...]
