Category: United Way Bay Area
SparkPoint at Community College: A Bright Spot in the Bay Area
In our last post, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary of SparkPoint, the life-changing program that’s helping struggling Bay Area residents move up the economic ladder. At…
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Youth Career Expo Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap
On Track Career Expo Engages San Francisco Students in Interactive Exhibits and Coaching at LinkedIn The energy in the room was buzzing as…
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Local Berkeleyan Gives Back to the Bay Area
Robert Spear, PhD. knows a thing or two about research. As a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Public Health,…
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CEO Anne Wilson: Looking Back, Moving Forward
In honor of women’s history month, Anne Wilson talks about her professional journey from college intern to CEO of UWBA, a career that spans nearly…
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SparkPoint Celebrates 10 Successful Years
In 2009, United Way Bay Area had a vision: empower struggling Bay Area residents to rise above their financial challenges and build a brighter future…
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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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Our Two-Generation Approach Works – Just Ask This Donor
When Phillippe Wallace started giving to United Way, it was more than a calling to help the less fortunate. For him, it was personal. “My…
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Winter Wonderland in San Francisco’s Bayview Neighborhood
Emerging Leaders Group Fulfills Wish Lists for Struggling Families United Way Bay Area’s Emerging Leaders group channeled Santa’s little helpers and hosted the annual Winter…
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United Way Bay Area Helps Launch Retirement Savings Program
CalSavers offers California workers an easy way to save for retirement. In November 2018, UWBA helped launch CalSavers, a pilot program that will offer an…
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United Way Tops Forbes List of America’s Top Charities
We are honored to again make the list and grateful to our many partners and supporters who help make our work possible. As described by…
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