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Help Bay Area Families Get the Help They Need

DID YOU KNOW? 1 in 4 Bay Area residents struggle to make ends meet. Together, we can address this! Your donation helps us to continue our work to break the cycle of poverty for our community.

OVER 600,000 BAY AREA HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLE TO MEET BASIC NEEDS

We’re out to change that.

Impact Areas: Our Major Areas of Focus in the Fight Against Poverty

Meeting basic needs

Our Basic Needs programs, partnerships, and policy work, support people in our community to meet their basic needs.

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Employment and career opportunities

We believe that access to education and employment opportunities is necessary to ensure that individuals are successful in school and in their careers.

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Financial stability

Our programs address various aspects of financial stability to make sure individuals and families can thrive in their daily lives, reach their goals, and recover from a crisis quickly

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Housing justice

As we work to dismantle the root causes of poverty in the Bay Area, which disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, UWBA is deepening our focus on improving access to stable, affordable housing and homelessness prevention resources.

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Meeting basic needs

Our Basic Needs programs, partnerships, and policy work, support people in our community to meet their basic needs.

Learn more

Employment and career opportunities

We believe that access to education and employment opportunities is necessary to ensure that individuals are successful in school and in their careers.

Learn more

Financial stability

Our programs address various aspects of financial stability to make sure individuals and families can thrive in their daily lives, reach their goals, and recover from a crisis quickly

Learn More

Housing justice

As we work to dismantle the root causes of poverty in the Bay Area, which disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, UWBA is deepening our focus on improving access to stable, affordable housing and homelessness prevention resources.

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Our Impact

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$67M+ returned to the community in tax refunds though our free tax preparation program EKS

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calls and texts answered by our 211 helpline

2784

clients received long-term financial or career coaching through SparkPoint

Affordable Housing Initiatives Work

By: Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area

Learn about the successes across the Bay Area

UWBA 101: BUILD

By: Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area

Learn how to build equitable pathways to prosperity

UWBA 101: DISMANTLE

By: Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area

Learn how to Disrupt the Systems Perpetuating Poverty

UWBA 101: MOBILIZE

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CELEBRATING A CENTURY, REDEDICATING TO THE JOURNEY AHEAD

By: Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area

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UNITED WAY BAY AREA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES

By: Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area

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