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Over 500,000 Families in the Bay Area Struggle to Make Ends Meet Every Day.

Meet Juan: Thanks to Bay Area community members like you, a challenged adolescence did not stop Juan from turning his life around and enrolling at UC Berkeley.

Explore Juan's powerful Story

Support from his Bay Area neighbors helped change Juan’s path. Poverty has trapped tens of thousands more lives. Make a gift and change futures today.

Poverty in the Bay Area: The Need & Our Impact

 

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Did you know… 36% of Bay Area households (902,722) were housing burdened, spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

 

OVER 500,000 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

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 about meeting basic needs

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 moreabout employment and career opportunities

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 about financial stability

Housing justice

UWBA is deepening our focus on improving access to stable, affordable housing and homelessness prevention resources.

Learn More about housing justice

Our Impact

67000000

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

96850

calls and texts answered by our 211 helpline

2784

clients received long-term financial or career coaching through SparkPoint

Youth Opportunities Pathways Success Story – Meet Sophia

Did you know that 66,979 youth in the Bay Area are not attending school or working? Our Youth Opportunities Pathways Program helps youth like Sophia stay connected and engaged with resources that can set them on a path for future success.

Read Sophia's Full Story

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