Category: Press Releases
STATEMENT: United Way Bay Area decries San Jose City Council vote to penalize homeless neighbors for rejecting shelter
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case (601) 832-6079 blake@emccommunications.com SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 — The San Jose City Council’s decision to add a “responsibility to shelter”…
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Bay Area housing crisis intensifies: United Way Bay Area reports 122% surge in housing assistance calls over seven year period
MEDIA CONTACT: Caitlin McShane caitlin@emccommunications.com (415) 225-8855 San Francisco, May 5, 2025 – Right now, 600,000 Bay Area households, or 27% of all households, don’t…
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New United Way study finds 27% of Bay Area households are struggling to meet basic needs
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case (601) 832-6079 blake@emccommunications.com San Francisco, April 29, 2025 – Over one in four San Francisco Bay Area working families struggled to…
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California United Ways receives $1 million from Wells Fargo to accelerate financial empowerment
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case blake@emccommunications.com (601) 832-6079 San Francisco, March 17, 2025 –The $1 million donation from Wells Fargo to United Ways of California will…
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More than $117 million in federal funding to support emergency food and shelter is still frozen, impacting Bay Area residents
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case blake@emccommunications.com (601) 832-6079 SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2025 — Today, United Way Bay Area (UWBA) confirmed that $117M in federal funding…
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United Way Bay Area Launches Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program, Providing 100 Families in Alameda County Each with $18,000 in Direct Cash Payments
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case blake@emccommunications.com (601) 832-6079 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2024 – Today, United Way Bay Area (UWBA), one of the most respected and…
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United Way Bay Area welcomes Keisha Browder as chief executive officer
MEDIA CONTACT: Haley Kubik haley@emccommunications.com (425) 260-4100 San Francisco, Oct. 21, 2024 – Today, United Way Bay Area (UWBA), one of the most respected and…
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MEDIA CONTACT: Haley Kubik haley@emccommunications.com (425) 260-4100 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5, 2024 – United Way Bay Area (UWBA) has been awarded a $1.8M grant from…
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United Way Bay Area Announces Enhanced Financial Coaching Capabilities For People With Disabilities
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case (601) 832-6079 blake@emccommunications.com San Francisco (July 9, 2024) – United Way Bay Area (UWBA) today announced expanded, free, financial coaching opportunities…
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STATEMENT: Interim CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kelly Batson, condemns Supreme Court decision criminalizing homelessness
MEDIA CONTACT: Blake Case (601) 832-6079 blake@emccommunications.com San Francisco, June 28, 2024 — The Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson is a blatant…
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