Category: United Way Bay Area
When college doesn’t end happily ever after.
Heather moved from her dorm to her car—and then found EAN. Graduating college should be an exciting time in one’s life, but too often lower-income…
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From Volunteer to Client to Staff
Carmen learned the value of SparkPoint financial coaching firsthand; now she’s helping others to do the same. Carmen was dropping off her son at preschool…
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Tacos for the Win
Through hard work and a little help from SparkPoint, Jesse started his own catering business; now he’s paying it forward. When hard times hit, Jesse—like…
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Emerging Leaders Fighting Poverty
Read how one of UWBA’s Emerging Leaders is helping fight Bay Area poverty. Meet Oscar Alvarez. He is a new member of the Steering Committee…
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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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Advocating For An Equal Chance For All
UWBA advocates at state capitol in support of California’s children and immigrant families It’s state budget season in Sacramento and our legislators are hard at…
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Artist-friendly, Free Tax Preparation
Gina is a San Francisco-based artist who got her taxes done with United Way’s free tax prep program, Earn It! Keep It! Save It!. See…
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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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Connect to jobs, internships and more!
Are you interested in job or internship opportunities? Check out these San Francisco-based organizations to help you connect to jobs, internships or other services! Communities…
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Who says taxes can’t be easy?
See why Alice is all smiles about United Way’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Program. Meet Alice. She lives in the Tenderloin…
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