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 [...]
Dial 2-1-1 for Sandbags
January 20, 2010 By
Several Bay Area cities and counties are offering free sandbags to residents who are concerned about flooding due to this week’s winter storms. To find out if sand bags are available in your area, call 2-1-1. 2-1-1 is available in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties. Residents who [...]
Help Make Tax Time Less Taxing
November 4, 2009 By
You can help low-wage families hold on to more of their hard-earned money. United Way is now recruiting volunteers for Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, a program that provides free tax assistance to hardworking, low-income taxpayers throughout the Bay Area. Last year, the program helped 47,166 Bay Area households claim $47 million in refunds. Participating taxpayers save up [...]
It Starts with One Child
June 24, 2009 By
Ten-year-old Julio threw frequent temper tantrums and refused to do his work when he was first referred to the Family Support Center at Belle Haven Community School. Belle Haven is one of several Bay Area “community schools” supported by United Way. The “community school” model brings support services – such as health services, counseling, mentoring, [...]
Call 2-1-1 for FREE Summer Meals for Kids
June 24, 2009 By
Communities throughout the Bay Area have started free summer meal programs for children, serving meals on weekdays throughout the summer at summer-school and community sites. All children 18 years old and younger are eligible, regardless of their families’ income. NOTE: Because of funding cuts, many school districts and community organizations that have previously served summer [...]
United Way Teams Up to Prevent Youth Violence
June 18, 2009 By
The 2009 San Mateo Warriors is a rugby team created by the Interfaith Collaborative program, which United Way has funded for 2 years. The team is comprised of kids who often can’t play sports because their grades aren’t high enough, but who are starting to run into real trouble with gang involvement, etc. This is [...]
