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Student Success Is Not What You Think It Is

Dismantling Poverty Stories, Insights & Community Impact Blog Student Success Is Not What You Think It Is In This Blog More Than A Degree Stability,…

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More Than an Outfit: How One Event Connects to Economic Opportunity in the Bay Area

Dismantling Poverty Blog More Than an Outfit: How One Event Connects to Economic Opportunity in the Bay Area In This Blog Where Confidence Meets Opportunity…

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When Every Dollar Counts: Turning Tax Time into Stability

Dismantling Poverty Blog When Every Dollar Counts: Turning Tax Time into Stability Tax season is more than money. For working families across the Bay Area,…

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Celebrating Milestones and Momentum: A Graduation Season Message

This graduation season has me thinking deeply about what these milestones mean—not only for the students crossing the stage but for all of us working...

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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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Tax Season: A Time for Financial Empowerment

April brings more than spring flowers to the Bay Area—it brings tax season to its final countdown. For some, it’s a time of anticipated refunds...

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Why United Way Bay Area Supports Services For ITIN Taxpayers

Attempting to transform the tax system into an immigration enforcement tool is not just illegal and immoral—it’s also destructive economic policy. As an organization committed...

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SparkPoint Summit 2025

The tension in the room was often unspoken yet unmistakable, manifesting itself in the occasional “What if…”Indeed, SparkPoint™ Summit 2025: Thriving Together convened at a...

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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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Open letter to Congress to save EFSP

More than $117 million in federal funding to support emergency food and shelter is still frozen, impacting Bay Area residents. United Way Bay Area along...

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A Community Conversation with UWBA CEO Keisha Browder (Video)

“We will not turn away from serving any of our communities—they deserve and wish to be part of the change.” – Keisha Browder, United Way...

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Strengthening Communities Through Housing Justice

United Way Bay Area’s Ambassador Grant Program supports local organizations that are leading impactful, community-driven solutions for racial, economic, and housing justice. In FY24 (July...

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