Category: Impact
Measuring Social Impact Using Innovative Tools
UWBA’s SparkPoint Centers Use Exponent Case Management to Measure Client Progress and Build Brighter Futures Eric is a single parent and student at Cañada College….
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It Takes A Village
UWBA’s Week of Caring Brings Volunteers Together to Build Brighter Futures for Bay Area Families United Way Bay Area was thrilled to host its annual…
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Making Retirement Savings Accessible For All
UWBA and CalSavers Launch New Retirement Savings Program for Millions of Californians Lacking Access United Way Bay Area, in partnership with CalSavers, recently hosted the…
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Paying It Forward, Tax Free
Name A Charity As One of Your IRA or 401(k) Beneficiaries My mother was a frugal woman. She was born in the depths of the…
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SparkPoint at Community College: A Bright Spot in the Bay Area
In our last post, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary of SparkPoint, the life-changing program that’s helping struggling Bay Area residents move up the economic ladder. At…
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Local Berkeleyan Gives Back to the Bay Area
Robert Spear, PhD. knows a thing or two about research. As a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Public Health,…
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SparkPoint Celebrates 10 Successful Years
In 2009, United Way Bay Area had a vision: empower struggling Bay Area residents to rise above their financial challenges and build a brighter future…
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Law Firms Use “Gorilla Tactics” to Fight Poverty
There’s no law that says you can’t have a little fun in the fight against poverty. That’s exactly what the Koko challenge is all about….
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Our Two-Generation Approach Works – Just Ask This Donor
When Phillippe Wallace started giving to United Way, it was more than a calling to help the less fortunate. For him, it was personal. “My…
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Winter Wonderland in San Francisco’s Bayview Neighborhood
Emerging Leaders Group Fulfills Wish Lists for Struggling Families United Way Bay Area’s Emerging Leaders group channeled Santa’s little helpers and hosted the annual Winter…
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