Events

Winter Wonderland in San Francisco

December 3, 2024
Join us on December 3rd for a festive evening featuring interactive activities, delicious food, and great company. Celebrate the accomplishments of the year while making a difference—proceeds support families, youth, and seniors in need this holiday season.

Home is a Hotel - Sunnyvale Event

November 14, 2024
Join us for Home is a Hotel in Sunnyvale and explore the realities of housing insecurity. Engage with stories, learn about solutions, and take action toward housing justice.

UWBA Champions Night event at Bay FC

October 19, 2024 - 5 PM UWBA Champions Hosted Tailgate | 7 pm Kickoff
Join us for an exciting night with Bay FC, the Bay Area's National Women’s Soccer Club. Connect with fellow United Way Bay Area supporters, enjoy a pre-game tailgate, and cheer on the team at their final home game of the season. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled event—bring your friends and family!

Brunches & Ballots

October 16, 2024
Celebrate civic engagement and community spirit at our 2024 Brunch & Ballots event! Join us for a morning of delicious food, insightful conversations, and the opportunity to connect with fellow Bay Area residents who are passionate about making a difference. This event is more than just brunch—it's a chance to discuss key issues, share perspectives, and empower your vote in the upcoming elections. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get informed and get involved.

Empower Your Vote: Community Event

October 10, 2024
Join us on October 10 to learn about voter registration, your voting rights, and how to make your voice count in the upcoming election. Whether you’re registering yourself or helping others, this event offers valuable resources and a chance to connect with your community.

Emerging Leaders Fall Social

October 3, 2024
Connect with like-minded professionals and build lasting relationships at our 2024 Emerging Leaders Fall Social. This event offers a unique opportunity to network with other emerging leaders, exchange ideas, and learn how you can make a meaningful impact in the Bay Area. Enjoy an evening of engaging conversations, community building, and the chance to be part of a dynamic group dedicated to driving positive change.

DEI or Die: The Critical State of DEI Across Sectors

September 25, 2024
Join UWBA on September 25, 2024, for our free webinar, "DEI or Die: The Critical State of DEI Across Sectors." Engage with leaders from various sectors in a vital discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Explore the challenges and successes of DEI efforts in today's climate. Secure your spot by registering today for this enlightening virtual event.

Home is a Hotel Documentary Film Screening and Reception

Event Date: June 5, 2024 - Join us to celebrate our new Learn, Understand, Act initiative—an awareness & education project to help community members understand Bay Area housing challenges. There will be a reception to learn about this new initiative followed by a special screening of 'Home is a Hotel' at the Google Nonprofit Space in San Francisco.

May 29: Destination: Home Why Housing is Central to Solving Homelessness (in person)

Join this event for a workshop and panel discussion examining the fundamental connection between housing and our homelessness crisis, drawing from the latest data sources and case studies. Expert speakers will talk about root causes and present evidence supporting housing-based solutions to homelessness.

May 23: Housing Leadership Council "Unlocking Affordable Housing-Getting Past Article 34.

May 17 SV@Home Womxn Leading in Housing Annual Brunch, San Jose (in person)

Join us in person on Friday, May 17th at 9:30 AM at the Jamison-Brown House and gardens in Santa Clara to reflect, heal, and empower each other as womxn leaders seeking justice in the housing movement.

From Scarcity to Abundance

May 2, 4 PM
Moderated by Los Angeles Times reporter Liam Dillon, a panel of Bay Area racial, social and housing justice advocates will discuss opportunities to work together across county lines to end homelessness and housing insecurity, and the power of storytelling to inspire our community to dream of a Bay Area where every person has a place to call home.

Data and Tools to Influence Housing Policy, co-hosted by HLC

May 8, 12 PM
Join us on May 8, 2023 to learn more about the data and tools used to influence Housing Policy with San Francisco Foundation Senior Communications Officer Jordan Shapiro, Exygy's Director of product management Antonella Guidoccio, UWBA Impact Strategies Senior VP Ena Yasuhara Li, and UWBA Ambassador Juan Salinas.

Womxn Leading in Housing, hosted by SV @ Home, UWBA is co-host

May 12, 9:30 AM
Calling all womxn leaders in housing! Join us for brunch as we create the inspiring, healing, and empowering space that we want to see throughout our work towards housing justice. We would like to invite both the existing and next generation of womxn leaders dedicated to creating healthy, safe, and intersectional spaces for all.

UWBA Partner Convening

May 23, 5 PM
We know that safe and affordable housing is inextricably linked with economic opportunity. This event will feature a panel of experts with lived experience facing housing, transportation, and employment challenges in the East Bay. After the panel conversation with community members, we will hear from policymakers and community leaders about current and proposed solutions to these challenges in Contra Costa County.

WALK-A-THON

The Contra Costa Labor Council Community Services, union members and their families, and the broader labor community raised funds to help support union members and their families that are experiencing financial hardships caused by a strike, lay-offs, furloughs, or a reduction in work hours.

WEEK OF CARING 2022

Volunteers Joined us for our Week of Caring! Sign-up for one of the following events: SF Marin Food Bank: Grocery Bag Prep, June 13, 2022 - San Francisco | St. Anthony's Free Clothing Program Volunteers, June 14, 2022 - San Francisco | Alameda Food Bank: Community Market Volunteers, June 15, 2022 – Alameda

CEO FIRESIDE CHAT: Webinar - Leadership Volunteer Forum

Listen as our CEO Kevin Zwick, along with UWBA's Board and Advisory Council Members, discuss what’s it like to be a member of our Board and Advisory Council and how you can join to help us find the most effective ways to support our communities.

Webinar - California Wildfires and the Road Ahead

UWBA CEO, Kevin Zwick, and Lisa G. Carreno, CEO of United Way of the Wine Country, host a group of panelists to discuss how we can best provide assistance to wildfire victims and what we should consider as we grapple with a "new normal" for wildfire seasons.

Webinar - Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Life

Webinar - Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Life | Emerging Leaders hosted Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee, award-winning author, speaker, and psychologist, to discuss how to take a closer look at the art of thriving in a tech-drenched, always available world with a special emphasis on a post-pandemic lifestyle.

Webinar - SparkPoint Provides a Safety Net for Community College Students |

UWBA showcased how SparkPoint centers provide support for the whole family and how the SparkPoint model will focus on Community College sites.

Webinar – Racial Equity & Housing in the Bay Area |

Hear from leaders in the area of homelessness prevention - Laura Escobar, Director of Safety Net Services at United Way Bay Area, and Poncho Guevara, Executive Director of Sacred Heart Community Service. They provide background on the Bay Area housing crisis, how racial inequality has persisted in housing over time and the impact of COVID-19.