Events
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Upcoming Webinars & Events
Help Youth With Their Resumes!
October 4, 2023
Teach a small group of youth (ages 14 to 21) about resume best practices! After the presentation, the youth will work on their resumes, and you will provide one-on-one assistance as needed. Some youth may have resumes to work with while others may be starting from scratch!
Be a College Essay Coach!
November 2, 2023
Work one-on-one with a high schooler, reviewing their college essay and providing feedback! Essays will be in various states of completion.
Past Webinars & Events
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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