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Moving Forward with Clear Values: A Message from UWBA’s New CEO

The end of the year naturally draws us toward reflection – a time to look back at the path we’ve traveled and plan for the…

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Youth Opportunities
OnTrack 2024

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsWf7Q2zHg United Way Bay Area (UWBA) hosted its annual OnTrack Career Fair, which provides Bay Area youth with direct access to career professionals across…

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Election Results Are In: But What Do They Mean for California?

The election results are in, and we are reflecting on the outcomes of key state propositions and their implications for our communities across the Bay…

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Community News | Empowering Youth | Partners | Volunteering | What We're Up To
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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Community News | Health | United Way Bay Area | Volunteering
LIVE UNITED IN PRIDE

  By Christopher Berini In the summer of 1969, at the end of June, a brave group of transgender, gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer patrons...

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United Way Bay Area releases its 2021 Annual Report detailing its 99th year fighting poverty, including aid to over 880,000 neighbors in need and nearly $5 million in grants to the community

MEDIA CONTACT: Paulina Campos (650) 455-9928 paulina@emccommunications.com SAN FRANCISCO (June 3, 2021) – United Way Bay Area, one of the most respected and highly effective...

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Housing | Spotlight | Success Stories | Thriving Adults | United Way Bay Area
HOME IS WHERE THE START IS

  By: Kevin Zwick Growing up, having a safe and stable home meant that my sister and I had a sturdy foundation on which to...

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Basic Needs | Empowering Youth | Events | High-Quality Education | Partners
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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Emerging Leaders | Empowering Youth | Events | High-Quality Education | Partners | United Way Bay Area
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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Advocacy | Philanthropy | Spotlight | United Way Bay Area | Women United
HOW I BECAME AN ADVOCATE THROUGH WOMEN UNITED

  By: Barbara Bennett I never ever imagined myself being a “lobbyist.” But for a day in mid-February last year (right before the California State...

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Community News | COVID-19 | Empowering Youth | High-Quality Education
UWBA’S SPARKPOINT PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

By Channa Sweet United Way Bay Area has a long history of investing in future generations through our youth workforce development and SparkPoint programs which...

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TURNING THE PAGE…

By: Kevin Zwick Like many of you, this month I experienced the incredible relief of receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This certainly...

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COMMEMORATING WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

By Traci Young, Labor Liaison to United Way Bay Area; Community Services Director, Contra Costa Labor Council AFL-CIO   Fifty years ago, on April 28th...

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