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United Way Bay Area receives $3 Million grant from BMO to support household financial stability across the Bay Area
The four-year grant will help support United Way Bay Area’s SparkPoint centers located at community colleges and service center
Read more about BMO's $3 Million grant to support household financial stability
United Way Bay Area Statement - September 14 2023
Statement from TaShon Thomas, Director of Public Policy at United Way Bay Area on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1).
Read more about Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1)
New Research: Financial Support and Coaching Improves Persistence and Graduation Rates for Community College Students by 86%
This new evaluation finds substantial evidence students assisted are more likely to stay enrolled and earn a degree.
Read more about this new research
United Way Bay Area awards $750,000 in housing justice grants to 23 local nonprofits
UWBA is awarding grants totaling $750,000 to 23 Bay Area organizations as part of their Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts
Learn more about our Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts
United Way Bay Area receives $3M grant from Safeway Foundation to address food insecurity
The 4-year grant will fund monthly stipends and financial coaching to help break the cycle of poverty and end hunger for 100 families in Alameda County
Learn More About the $3M Grant
New United Way study finds over 1 in 4 Bay Area households struggle to meet basic needs
New data reveals the true cost of living in the Bay Area – too many working families don’t earn enough to meet a decent standard of living based on 2021 census data
Read more about the true cost of living in the Bay Area
Governor Newsom’s Proposed January 2023-2024 Budget Key Investments Brief for UWCA Members
Governor Newsom’s Proposed January 2023-2024 Budget Key Investments Brief for UWCA Members Statement from Pete Manzo, President & CEO, UWCA Californians deserve a state budget...
Read More
CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, Applauds Passage of Local Affordable Housing Initiatives Across the Bay Area
San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022—Yesterday was an important day for the thousands of Bay Area residents fighting to keep themselves and their neighbors housed.
Read More
STATEMENT: CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, applauds passage of the Inflation Reduction Act but...
Statement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, the area’s most respected and effective philanthropic organization...
READ MORE
OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
Statement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, one of the region’s most respected and effective philanthropic organizations fighting poverty
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA RELEASES ITS 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
The report details its 99th year fighting poverty, including aid to over 880,000 neighbors in need and nearly $5 million in grants to the community.
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA TO AWARD $1M IN HOUSING JUSTICE GRANTS TO MORE THAN 20 LOCAL NONPROFITS
San Francisco, Calif., May 27, 2022 – United Way Bay Area (UWBA) is awarding grants totaling $1M to more than 20 Bay Area organizations as part of their inaugural Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts...
READ MORE
UNUSED RENTAL RELIEF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA RENTERS
CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, applauds President Biden’s decision to transfer unused rental relief funds to support California renters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA JOINS FORCES WITH ALE INDUSTRIES
Cheers for a Cause raises awareness and funds for UWBA SparkPoint centers. Oakland’s longest-running brewery, Ale Industries, partnered with United Way Bay Area (UWBA)...
READ MORE
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING UWBA’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE!
By Anton Timms and Scott Marlowe There are hundreds of thousands of Bay Area families that struggle to make ends meet and find it...
READ MORE
OPINION: WHY BAY AREA NEEDS TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
Several cities across the region are beginning to confront the racist and exclusionary history of restrictive zoning laws THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED...
READ MORE
UPLIFT: A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Attending a private concert from the comfort of your own home was a novel idea until 2020. Once the pandemic struck, musicians across the...
READ MORE
CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
One of United Way Bay Area’s toughest fights is helping individuals and families afford and access food and other basic needs. In a region as...
READ MORE
WHY PHILANTHROPY MATTERS TO REAL PEOPLE
Rose Brantley has lived in her Cupertino apartment complex for over 21 years. In nearly all that time, the 78-year-old West Valley resident worked just...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA CEO ANNE WILSON TO RETIRE FEBRUARY 28 AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO (January 21, 2020)—United Way Bay Area (UWBA) CEO Anne Wilson has announced her retirement after 40 years of service—she joined the nonprofit...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE LAUNCHES COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND
United Way Worldwide today announced that it has established the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund to support communities affected by COVID-19. Donations...
READ MORE
LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADER KEVIN ZWICK JOINS UNITED WAY BAY AREA AS CEO
The national search for the new CEO of United Way Bay Area (UWBA) has yielded an impact-oriented nonprofit leader with deep expertise in addressing...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA’S EARN IT! KEEP IT! SAVE IT! (EKS) PROGRAM
SAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2021—Low- to moderate-income residents of the Bay Area can get free, secure and high-quality tax help through United Way Bay...
READ MORE
CHABOT COLLEGE LAUNCHES THE NEWEST SPARKPOINT CENTER
Chabot College today officially opened a SparkPoint center, the newest in the United Way Bay Area (UWBA) network of locations designed to serve students...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA RECEIVES $750,000 GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO TO LAUNCH RENTAL RELIEF FUND
The United Way Bay Area Rental Relief Fund, created by Wells Fargo, will provide rental assistance to 300 families through UWBA’s existing network of SparkPoint Centers...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND DISTRIBUTES $4.3 MILLION, MORE SUPPORT NEEDED
Dollars flowing in phases from United Way Bay Area’s (UWBA) COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to help residents hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis now...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA LAUNCHES COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND FOR EIGHT COUNTIES
United Way Bay Area’s (UWBA) COVID-19 Community Relief Fund has raised $4.35 million since its launch on March 18 and this week will award...
READ MORE
NEW UNITED WAY BAY AREA GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS WORKING ON CENSUS 2020 BRING TOTAL TO $1.5 MILLION
SAN FRANCISCO (January 15, 2020)—United Way Bay Area(UWBA), the state-designated, regional Administrative Community-Based Organization (ACBO) for Census 2020, has completed a second round of...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA AWARDS NEARLY $1.1 MILLION TO NONPROFITS SEEKING A COMPLETE COUNT IN CENSUS 2020
SAN FRANCISCO (October 24, 2019)—United Way Bay Area (UWBA), the state-designated, regional Administrative Community-Based Organization (ACBO) for Census 2020, has awarded a total of $1,082,000...
READ MORE
View Our Latest Press Releases
United Way Bay Area receives $3 Million grant from BMO to support household financial stability across the Bay Area
The four-year grant will help support United Way Bay Area’s SparkPoint centers located at community colleges and service centers
Read more about the $3 Million grant from BMO
United Way Bay Area Statement - September 14 2023
Statement from TaShon Thomas, Director of Public Policy at United Way Bay Area on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1).
Read more about Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1)
New Research: Financial Support and Coaching Improves Persistence and Graduation Rates for Community College Students by 86%
A new evaluation of United Way Bay Area’s SparkPoint program finds substantial evidence students assisted are more likely to stay enrolled and earn a degree
Read more about this new research
United Way Bay Area awards $750,000 in housing justice grants to 23 local nonprofits
UWBA is awarding grants totaling $750,000 to 23 Bay Area organizations as part of their Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts
Learn more about our Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts
United Way Bay Area receives $3M grant from Safeway Foundation to address food insecurity
The 4-year grant will fund monthly stipends and financial coaching to help break the cycle of poverty and end hunger for 100 families in Alameda County
Learn More About the $3M Grant
New United Way study finds over 1 in 4 Bay Area households struggle to meet basic needs
New data reveals the true cost of living in the Bay Area – too many working families don’t earn enough to meet a decent standard of living based on 2021 census data
Read more about the true cost of living in the Bay Area
Governor Newsom’s Proposed January 2023-2024 Budget Key Investments Brief for UWCA Members
Governor Newsom’s Proposed January 2023-2024 Budget Key Investments Brief for UWCA Members Statement from Pete Manzo, President & CEO, UWCA Californians deserve a state budget...
Read More
CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, Applauds Passage of Local Affordable Housing Initiatives Across the Bay Area
San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022—Yesterday was an important day for the thousands of Bay Area residents fighting to keep themselves and their neighbors housed.
Read More
STATEMENT: CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, applauds passage of the Inflation Reduction Act but...
Statement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, the area’s most respected and effective philanthropic organization...
READ MORE
OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
Statement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, one of the region’s most respected and effective philanthropic organizations fighting poverty
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA RELEASES ITS 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
The report details its 99th year fighting poverty, including aid to over 880,000 neighbors in need and nearly $5 million in grants to the community.
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA TO AWARD $1M IN HOUSING JUSTICE GRANTS TO MORE THAN 20 LOCAL NONPROFITS
San Francisco, Calif., May 27, 2022 – United Way Bay Area (UWBA) is awarding grants totaling $1M to more than 20 Bay Area organizations as part of their inaugural Housing Justice Initiative grantmaking efforts...
READ MORE
UNUSED RENTAL RELIEF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA RENTERS
CEO of United Way Bay Area, Kevin Zwick, applauds President Biden’s decision to transfer unused rental relief funds to support California renters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA JOINS FORCES WITH ALE INDUSTRIES
Cheers for a Cause raises awareness and funds for UWBA SparkPoint centers. Oakland’s longest-running brewery, Ale Industries, partnered with United Way Bay Area (UWBA)...
READ MORE
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING UWBA’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE!
By Anton Timms and Scott Marlowe There are hundreds of thousands of Bay Area families that struggle to make ends meet and find it...
READ MORE
OPINION: WHY BAY AREA NEEDS TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
Several cities across the region are beginning to confront the racist and exclusionary history of restrictive zoning laws THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED...
READ MORE
UPLIFT: A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Attending a private concert from the comfort of your own home was a novel idea until 2020. Once the pandemic struck, musicians across the...
READ MORE
CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
One of United Way Bay Area’s toughest fights is helping individuals and families afford and access food and other basic needs. In a region as...
READ MORE
WHY PHILANTHROPY MATTERS TO REAL PEOPLE
Rose Brantley has lived in her Cupertino apartment complex for over 21 years. In nearly all that time, the 78-year-old West Valley resident worked just...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA CEO ANNE WILSON TO RETIRE FEBRUARY 28 AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO (January 21, 2020)—United Way Bay Area (UWBA) CEO Anne Wilson has announced her retirement after 40 years of service—she joined the nonprofit...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE LAUNCHES COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND
United Way Worldwide today announced that it has established the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund to support communities affected by COVID-19. Donations...
READ MORE
LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADER KEVIN ZWICK JOINS UNITED WAY BAY AREA AS CEO
The national search for the new CEO of United Way Bay Area (UWBA) has yielded an impact-oriented nonprofit leader with deep expertise in addressing...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA’S EARN IT! KEEP IT! SAVE IT! (EKS) PROGRAM
SAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2021—Low- to moderate-income residents of the Bay Area can get free, secure and high-quality tax help through United Way Bay...
READ MORE
CHABOT COLLEGE LAUNCHES THE NEWEST SPARKPOINT CENTER
Chabot College today officially opened a SparkPoint center, the newest in the United Way Bay Area (UWBA) network of locations designed to serve students...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA RECEIVES $750,000 GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO TO LAUNCH RENTAL RELIEF FUND
The United Way Bay Area Rental Relief Fund, created by Wells Fargo, will provide rental assistance to 300 families through UWBA’s existing network of SparkPoint Centers...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND DISTRIBUTES $4.3 MILLION, MORE SUPPORT NEEDED
Dollars flowing in phases from United Way Bay Area’s (UWBA) COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to help residents hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis now...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA LAUNCHES COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND FOR EIGHT COUNTIES
United Way Bay Area’s (UWBA) COVID-19 Community Relief Fund has raised $4.35 million since its launch on March 18 and this week will award...
READ MORE
NEW UNITED WAY BAY AREA GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS WORKING ON CENSUS 2020 BRING TOTAL TO $1.5 MILLION
SAN FRANCISCO (January 15, 2020)—United Way Bay Area(UWBA), the state-designated, regional Administrative Community-Based Organization (ACBO) for Census 2020, has completed a second round of...
READ MORE
UNITED WAY BAY AREA AWARDS NEARLY $1.1 MILLION TO NONPROFITS SEEKING A COMPLETE COUNT IN CENSUS 2020
SAN FRANCISCO (October 24, 2019)—United Way Bay Area (UWBA), the state-designated, regional Administrative Community-Based Organization (ACBO) for Census 2020, has awarded a total of $1,082,000...
READ MORE