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Scott Whitney and his family have been hit hard by the economic recession. The California State employee lost a significant portion of his income last year when the governor ordered furloughs to help address the state budget gap. Despite taking a second job on weekends, Scott, a father of two, recently fell behind on [...]
ABC-7 Anchor Cheryl Jennings produced a great news segment about SparkPoint and 2-1-1, which are central to United Way’s efforts to create pathways out of poverty. Watch the video below, or visit the ABC-7 website to see a text version of the news story.
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 [...]
Caroline Mack said she thought she was going to jail, because that’s what the creditors were telling her.
Her husband took care of everything, so when he died two years ago, things quickly began to deteriorate for the 52-year-old mother of two.
The Belize native said she’s not sure where she’d be now if she hadn’t found [...]
Anne Wilson describes United Way’s accomplishments, touches on SparkPoint and challenges for the nonprofit sector.
Following her successful term as vice-chair during the 2008/9 fundraising year, Janet Lamkin, president of Bank of America California, takes the helm as chair of United Way’s 2009/10 Bay Area fundraising campaign.
“This is a critical time for the nonprofit organizations that United Way supports,” Janet says. “Contributions are down at precisely the time when the [...]
Recently, SparkPoint American Canyon Center was profiled in the Contra Costa Times. The article highlights some of the services offered, including job search assistance, credit counseling, and helping people becoming financially literate so they can take control of their finances and their lives.
SparkPoint American Canyon Center is currently in its pilot phase, and is one [...]
Helping ordinary people build new businesses is critical to our economic recovery, and one of the many goals of United Way’s Road to Recovery Campaign.
At United Way’s SparkPoint Oakland Center, we are doing exactly that - working with low-income individuals and their families to address financial-stability issues and helping them pursue dreams of owning their own businesses.
SparkPoint Oakland Center [...]
Sharon works for United Way as the site coordinator for SparkPoint Oakland Center, an innovative center that works with low-income individuals and their families to address financial-stability issues in a holistic way. The SparkPoint Oakland Center is a joint initiative of United Way of the Bay Area and the City of Oakland.
United Way: What is United Way’s SparkPoint [...]
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