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Free Tax Help | Impact | Poverty | United Way Bay Area
How Tax Credits Address Poverty

Providing Relief and Promoting Workforce Participation   By Sophia Selassie, UWBA Program Manager, Free Tax Help   With rising costs of living, increasingly shrinking wages…

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Centennial | Equity | Events | Impact | Poverty | United Way Bay Area
3 Key Takeaways from UWBA Equity Convening

How Guaranteed Income Can Help Lift Families Out of Poverty   United Way Bay Area (UWBA) has a 100-year history of convening individuals and organizations…

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Impact | Poverty | United Way Bay Area | What We're Up To
Reflecting on 100 Years of United Way Bay Area

By Kevin Zwick, CEO This year, United Way Bay Area is celebrating a century of impact, united for equity as we mark our centennial. That…

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

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

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Basic Needs | Housing Justice | Partners | Poverty
A look back at housing justice

A look back at housing justice in the Bay Area’s Black communities with Urban League of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.   The disparities…

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Basic Needs | Housing | Poverty | United Way Bay Area
LAUNCHING OUR NEXT CENTURY OF IMPACT – DISMANTLING POVERTY. REBUILDING FOR EQUITY.

  AMIDST RISING HUNGER, INCOME DISPARITIES, AND HOUSING INSECURITY IN THE REGION, UNITED WAY BAY AREA UNVEILS OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN.   By Kevin Zwick,…

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Advocacy | Basic Needs | Health | Poverty
AS FOOD PRICES RISE, UWBA CONTINUES OUR FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER

By Kevin Zwick   At this stage in our pandemic recovery, typical economic indicators are pointing upwards, including new hires and wage gains. Despite these…

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Advocacy | Basic Needs | Housing | Poverty
PAYING RENT IS STILL A CHALLENGE PART 3 OF A 3-PART SERIES

Did you know that over 148,000 Bay Area residents are NOT caught up on their rent payments?   This article is the last in our…

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2020 Census | Basic Needs | Housing | Poverty
PAYING RENT IS STILL A CHALLENGE PART 2 OF A 3-PART SERIES

  Did you know that over 148,000 Bay Area residents are NOT caught up on their rent payments?   As mentioned in part 1 of…

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2020 Census | Advocacy | Housing | Poverty | United Way Bay Area
PAYING RENT IS STILL A CHALLENGE PART 1

Did you know that over 148,000 Bay Area residents are NOT caught up on their rent payments?   Last year, United Way Bay Area worked…

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