Category: Partners
DELOITTE PARTNERS WITH UWBA TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN DESIGN-THINKING
By: Anton Timms Deloitte partnered with United Way Bay Area and Visitacion Valley High School in San Francisco to engage over 100 8th graders…
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JOIN UNITED WAY BAY AREA’S 2021 BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE
By: Jodie Kench Every year, United Way Bay Area hosts a Back-To-School drive to gather essential backpacks and school supplies to help prepare youth…
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VIRTUAL BOOK DRIVE ENGAGES BAY AREA YOUTH IN SELF-AFFIRMING SUMMER READING
By: Jodie Kench For the first time, United Way Bay Area hosted a Virtual Book Drive with the goal of compiling dynamic book bags…
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GRIEVING PARENTS ALMOST LOSE HOME
After his son who had cerebral palsy passed away, Jorge and his wife struggled to keep their home. Everyone experiences emergencies from time to…
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Backpack Drive Delivers 600+ Kits to Bay Area Families
Despite the uncertainty of school reopenings, United Way Bay Area moved forward (virtually, of course!) with our annual Backpack and School Supply Drive to support…
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A Lifeline in the Gig Economy
For 60 years, Community Services Agency (CSA) has been a vital lifeline to people in need. Now a member of the Emergency Assistance Network of…
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COVID Call to Action: Combat Hunger and Homelessness in Sunnyvale
Before the COVID-19 pandemic officially hit the Bay Area, another crisis loomed in the region. Rising income inequality crescendoed into a soaring divide, with people…
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CalSavers Retirement Savings: How One Oakland Coffee House Is Supporting Its Workers
CalSavers is California’s state-sponsored workplace retirement savings program that makes it easy for small business employees to save for their futures. Through automatic payroll contributions…
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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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211 Government Shutdown Resources
2-1-1 IS HERE TO HELP United Way launched the United for U.S. Coalition to mobilize its corporate partners, organized labor, the United Way network and…
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