Free Tax Help Made a Real Difference for Chau and Her Son

This is Who We Help

Throughout this experience, you’ve had to make difficult decisions that no one should have to face. You held onto your {basic needs category} standard of living for {number of rounds} before you budged. Longer than the other categories. You started with {comfortable choice 1} but had to settle for {limited choice 1}. You also went from {comfortable choice 2} to {limited choice 2}.

For many of our neighbors, these tradeoffs aren’t just hypothetical—they are daily realities. Families are forced to decide between groceries or rent, child care or transportation, healthcare or keeping the lights on. The stress of these decisions can be overwhelming and, too often, the options never feel like enough. This is the reality United Way Bay Area works to change. Through our programs like SparkPoint™, 211, Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), and Housing Justice, we help families move from surviving to thriving—so they no longer have to choose between their basic needs.

But there is hope…

But There is Hope

You visited a SparkPoint Center and applied for CalFresh. You can add $250 to your monthly income to cover food. You also received $500 in rent relief.

Financial Choices Were Made…

You have already made budgetary decisions. The money was spent.

As happens in life, past financial decisions often cannot be undone. Instead, we must make do with those decisions and adapt accordingly. It’s part of the challenge of living in the Bay Area.

Completing the experience will allow you to remake previous choices.

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