United Way of the Bay Area Blog
Live United
Here’s a great opportunity to LIVE UNITED: support United Way of the Bay Area’s first ever School Uniform Drive, hosted by our Women’s Leadership Council. Our goal is to outfit the 320 students at San Francisco’s John Muir Elementary in brand new, high-quality school uniforms. This will help all students at John Muir, regardless of their [...]
In San Francisco, 197,000 people struggle each day to feed themselves and their families. In Alameda County, demand for emergency food has soared 220% in the past five years. Regional food banks, thanks to the dedicated volunteers so crucial to their work, have a huge impact on the lives of families in crisis. This May, [...]
Sunny weather wasn’t enough to distract hundreds of young job seekers from attending the SF Summer Jobs+ Resource Fair (instead of going to the beach!) this past Saturday. More than 500 youth turned up, eager to increase their chances of landing a summer job. “It’s great to see so many motivated young people here today, [...]
Whether it’s hawking shoes, assisting in an office, or corralling kids at camp – summer jobs help young people develop a work ethic, a feeling of purpose, and a sense of pride in their first paycheck. But summer jobs are getting harder to find, and candidates need to be prepared. Enter United Way’s MatchBridge and [...]
The month of August may mark the height of the lazy days of summer for many people, but not the twenty employees from Service Source who wielded paint brushes, prepared a “Welcome Back to School” mailing and gave bulletin boards in classrooms and hallways a fresh look at John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco’s [...]
211 is partnering with the San Francisco Treasurer’s Office to ensure more low-income families participate in the Kindergarten to College (K2C) program so that kids save. Our 211 call center specialists will make calls to 1,135 San Francisco families during the next few weeks to encourage them particpate in the program, activate their accounts and start savings for their children’s future. [...]
There are just a few weeks left in this year’s tax filing season, and United Way’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! free tax assistance program is on track to serve more than 55,000 low- and moderate-income tax filers in the Bay Area. We recently met returning client Jonathan H. at the free tax site at Mission Economic Development [...]
Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, who are concerned about the local impact of tsunami waves generated by the 8.9 earthquake off Japan early this morning, can call 211 for information about areas that are being evacuated, shelters and evacuation centers, and check points for boat owners. Residents are discouraged from calling 911 unless [...]
Great news from United Way’s Emerging Leaders: due to the tremendous response we’ve received for our March 3rd Guest-Bartending Happy Hour, we have changed venues from Rebel to Tonic. New Details: When: Thursday, March 3rd from 6pm to 9pm. Where: Tonic, 2360 Polk Street (the corner of Union Street) Support the United Way and our [...]
Did you know most hiring mangers looking for summer employees start as early as February? Become a MatchBridge Member to network with San Francisco employers, hear about awesome job opportunities and get help finding a job! MatchBridge is United Way’s employment program for San Francisco youth that matches young people with entry-level jobs and internships, [...]
