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Financial Security | Free Tax Help | United Way Bay Area
Your Tax Questions Answered

A Guide to Free Tax Help and Tax Credit 3 Minute Read Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused about the tax filing process? You’re not…

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Basic Needs | Comprehensive Basic Needs | Financial Security | High-Quality Education | SparkPoint | United Way Bay Area
A Light in One of Our Darkest Times

How SparkPoint’s Bundled Service Model Changed How We View Support & Success By Nicole Harden, UWBA Vice President of Economic Success It was 2009. We…

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Basic Needs | Financial Security | United Way Bay Area
Surviving Invisible Chains

How Economic Abuse Contributes to the Cycle of Poverty     “I wanted to leave for years, but I wasn’t allowed to work or have…

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Advocacy | Basic Needs | Financial Security | United Way Bay Area | Youth
HOW UWBA HELPS STUDENTS THRIVE

By Kevin Zwick CEO, United Way Bay Area 3 minute read This month, thousands of Bay Area students return to school. It’s an exciting time…

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Financial Security | United Way Bay Area
SparkPoint’s 3rd Annual Education Convening

 Promoting Opportunity, Economic Mobility and Academic Success by Supporting Basic Needs   The United Way Bay Area’s (UWBA) SparkPoint program held their third annual Education…

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Financial Security | Poverty | United Way Bay Area
CHILD POVERTY IS A POLICY CHOICE, BUT ON TAX DAY, PARENTS TAKE CHARGE

CHILD POVERTY IS A POLICY CHOICE, BUT ON TAX DAY, PARENTS TAKE CHARGE By Kevin Zwick, CEO April 15, 2022 The pandemic has made it…

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211 Bay Area Help Line | Basic Needs | COVID-19 | Financial Security | Housing | Poverty
HOW COVID-19 AND HOUSING INSECURITY ARE IMPACTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

  By: Ilaf Esuf 71% of our 2-1-1 callers impacted by COVID-19 and housing insecurity are communities of color. Yes, a roof above our head…

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211 Bay Area Help Line | Basic Needs | Community News | Financial Security | Housing | Philanthropy
TURNING THE PAGE…

By: Kevin Zwick Like many of you, this month I experienced the incredible relief of receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This certainly…

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Advocacy | Basic Needs | Community News | Financial Security
MAKING AN IMPACT DURING TAX SEASON

Zimka, a volunteer, helps families in the Bay Area get the tax refund they deserve – for free.   Zimka, a Bay Area tax accountant,…

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211 Bay Area Help Line | Advocacy | Basic Needs | Comprehensive Basic Needs | COVID-19 | Financial Security | Free Tax Help | Housing | Housing Justice | Impact | Philanthropy | Relief Fund | Thriving Adults | United Way Bay Area
TOGETHER WE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE – OUR 2020 IMPACT REPORT

By: Kevin Zwick 2020 Impact Report (PDF) Through the generous support of donors, volunteers, and partners like you, United Way Bay Area was able to…

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