Category: Housing
Read archived blogs related to Housing. Learn about the needs in the Bay Area, our work, impact and how you can get involved.
Perspective: Rose
Affordable Rent is Also Affordable Housing By Rose Kilgore, UWBA Ambassador “I found myself having to use financial aid money solely for rent, cutting back…
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Perspective: Sharryl
Navigating the Bay Area Housing Labyrinth By Sharryl Carter, UWBA Ambassador “Sometimes I feel I’m navigating a labyrinth, where every time I think I’m getting…
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Perspective: Russell
What We Talk About When We Talk About Housing By Russell Brautigam, UWBA Ambassador “Despite my progress, finding affordable housing in the Bay Area was…
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A House for Me
Give Today The Road to UWBA’s Housing Justice Initiative By Ena Li, Senior Vice President, United Way Bay Area Image by Charlotte Li In the…
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So… What is Rental Relief Anyway?
3 minute read What It Means in The Current Bay Area Housing Market The housing market is changing. If you reside in the Bay Area…
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IN THE NEWS: New York Times August 26, 2022
Our CEO Kevin Zwick was featured in The New York Times recent article,” Lords of Silicon Valley, Say No to NIMBY.” “Open your hearts…
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EAN: Access to Basic Needs Support
Why It Remains Crucial in a Post Pandemic World By Laura Escobar An unexpected medical crisis, reduced hours or a lay-off at work, an unusually…
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3 Important Policy Paths to Household Stability
UWBA’s Push for Economic Success, Housing, and 2-1-1 Infrastructure United Ways of California (UWCA) hosted its second Advocacy Summit on April 26, 2022. The two-day…
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UWBAs Housing Policy Watch
Breaking Down Critical Policies that Advocate for Affordable Housing in the Bay Area. The month of May is dedicated to affordable housing, a time to…
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United Way Bay Area to award $1M in housing justice grants to more than 20 local nonprofits
Media Contact: Blake Case blake@emccommunications.com (601) 832-6079 United Way Bay Area to award $1M in housing justice grants to more than 20 local nonprofits…
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