United Way of the Bay Area Blog
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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, [...]
As holiday shoppers filled local Target stores searching for the perfect present, Target team members celebrated the season by giving back to the community. A group delivered gifts, played games and decorated with kids at Abode in Fremont, a United Way partner organization. Each Bay Area Target store also donated $300 worth of wish list [...]
The ‘punny’ folks over at Ben & Jerry’s have annoucned two new exclusive flavors that along with tasting good, encourage people to volunteer in their local communities. Launched in conjunction with an affiliated website, the company, which is famous for its charitable and community-oriented ways, is hoping people volunteer more by offering a free pint of ice [...]
Send a Valentine’s Day Card to your honey and help United Way earn some money! Target, a long time United Way supporter has created Super Love Sender which lets you send a quirky Valentine’s Day, football-inspired video card to friends and family all while raising funds for United Way. For each card the online community [...]
