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 AreaGovernor 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 MoreSan 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 MoreStatement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, the area’s most respected and effective philanthropic organization...
READ MOREStatement from Kevin Zwick, CEO of United Way Bay Area, one of the region’s most respected and effective philanthropic organizations fighting poverty
READ MOREThe 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 MORESan 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 MORECEO 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 MORECheers 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 MOREBy Anton Timms and Scott Marlowe There are hundreds of thousands of Bay Area families that struggle to make ends meet and find it...
READ MORESeveral cities across the region are beginning to confront the racist and exclusionary history of restrictive zoning laws THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED...
READ MOREAttending a private concert from the comfort of your own home was a novel idea until 2020. Once the pandemic struck, musicians across the...
READ MOREOne 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 MORERose 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 MORESAN 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 MOREUnited 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 MOREThe 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 MORESAN 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 MOREChabot College today officially opened a SparkPoint center, the newest in the United Way Bay Area (UWBA) network of locations designed to serve students...
READ MOREThe 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 MOREDollars 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 MOREUnited 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 MORESAN 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 MORESAN 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...
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