United Way Bay Area Archives | Page 6 of 9

Why I Participate in California’s Capitol Day

By: Sachin Ganpule, UWBA Emerging Leader and Staff Engineer at Dolby Labs It’s not exactly “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (attending Capitol Day on behalf of United Way as I have for the past four years)...

Empowering Youth | Jobs | United Way Bay Area

Investing In Our Youth

Do you remember your first job? As members of the Mayor’s Youth Jobs+ initiative, we sure do. These memories simultaneously make us laugh, cringe, and fill us with a sense of pride. After all, it’s the first job...

Advocacy | Impact | United Way Bay Area

When We Say We Fight For Everyone, We Mean It

I often hear from the community that people do not understand what United Way Bay Area (UWBA) does—do we run workplace campaigns? Do we lead poverty-focused programs? Do we support other nonprofits? The answer to all of...

Poverty | United Way Bay Area

Disrupting Bay Area Poverty Daily

I grew up in poverty, living in public housing, facing the everyday challenges of making ends meet. Like a debilitating illness, poverty can rob an individual, a family, and a community of material, mental, and emotional hope....

Advocacy | Thriving Adults | United Way Bay Area

Addressing the Skills Gap in California’s Workforce

California assembly members Marie Waldron (R-Escondido) and Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) have jointly introduced AB 316, a bill that aims to strengthen workforce development in California, which is a bipartisan solution to address the skills gap in our state’s...

Partners | United Way Bay Area | Volunteering

How One Day of Volunteering Changed Two Lives Forever

Rosemary Turner, the President of UPS small package operations in the North California District, took time out of her busy schedule to share a personal story about a volunteer experience that ended up changing her life. ...

Empowering Youth | Jobs | United Way Bay Area

See You At Mayor’s Youth Jobs+ Resource Fair

What does a good job mean to you? At United Way, we think that a good job means access to something greater. Greater wages, greater technical skills, and greater health. Through the annual Mayor’s Youth Jobs+ Resource...

Poverty | Spotlight | United Way Bay Area

“To those who are given much, much is expected”

United Way Bay Area (UWBA) board member Kailesh Karavadra, who is the San Jose Office Managing Partner for Ernst & Young LLP (EY), recently shared an analogy that compares a bamboo tree’s growth cycle to uplifting communities...

Advocacy | United Way Bay Area | Volunteering

Tax Season is Here

Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Is Back At It! “And just when I think I’m gonna die–I start volunteering,” Kelly Batson says. She’s sitting in her office at United Way, taking 20 minutes away from...

Basic Needs | Poverty | United Way Bay Area

Who You Gonna Call? 211

A destructive fire. Domestic violence. Tax help. Rental assistance. Life transitions. Who can you call if you have an issue that may range from simply needing more information to a possibly life-changing crisis? The answer: 211, a...