Research & Publications

UWBA Impact Report | 2020

2020 was an unimaginable year. So United Way Bay Area leveraged our longstanding relationships and deep knowledge of the community to do what we do best in the aftermath of disasters: help the Bay Area respond, recover, and rebuild for the long term.

SparkPoint Programming During Covid-19: An Assessment of the Health-Wealth Connection | 2020

The SparkPoint Difference: Student Persistence Improvement at Community Colleges | 2020

SparkPoint Overview | 2019

Mayor’s Youth Jobs+ Final Report | 2017

In collaboration with Mayor Ed Lee, local community partners, and employers across the city, the Mayor’s Youth Jobs+ Initiative served 5,204 youth in its first year. Four years later we continue to grow our program and expand our reach as 6,365 youth were placed in jobs or paid internships across the city this year.

Bay Area Poverty Brief: June | 2016

A snapshot look at the rapidly changing Bay Area landscape, including recent demographics and poverty statistics.

Leveraging Tax Time: A Two-Generation Approach to Poverty Reduction | 2016

Our qualified tax experts help ensure families get the refunds they deserve, helping them to meet basic needs throughout the year.

SparkPoint 101 Infographic | 2016

Learn about our SparkPoint model in a visual way.

SparkPoint Community Schools: 2015-16 Evaluation Findings Report | 2016

Read about the impact of the SparkPoint Community Schools (SPCS), a program of United Way Bay Area.

SparkPoint Skyline College Report | 2016

See what works and SparkPoint's impact on persistence rates.

SparkPoint's 2-Generation Approach | 2016

Read how the program adopted a family engagement approach that honored, welcomed, and connected with school families to strengthen each family’s relationship with the program and their schools.

Self-Sufficiency Statistics | 2015

What percentage of Bay Area residents earn enough to afford the cost of living in our increasingly expensive region? The numbers may surprise you!

SparkPoint's 10 Key Findings | 2015

This report explores program recommendations regarding outcome attainment and retention among SparkPoint clients.

Struggling to Make Ends Meet | 2015

As of 2012, 29% of Bay Area households were struggling to cover the cost of basic needs. That’s 657,000 households that cannot afford critical needs like housing, food, healthcare, and child care.

SparkPoint Bundled Services Analysis Report | 2014

The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the efficacy of a combination of services - informally called the “magic bundle" in helping SparkPoint clients achieve outcomes of interest, especially as the effect may differ across sites.