United Way Bay Area

Our Annual Report for fiscal year 2023 is here! Here are some highlights of our impact in the #BayArea! ⬇ 🤝: Across our programs, approximately 84% of people served were from Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) communities 📞: 21% of 211 callers spoke a primary language other than English 👦: Youth Opportunity Pathways program connected 1,053 youth to career resources, among whom 100 were placed in internships 🚨: Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) supported shelters that served 11,495 persons experiencing homelessness 🆘: Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) helped 3,159 renters pay their rent and utility bills in Santa Clara County 🛠️: Labor Community Services helped 1,225 immigrants and refugees connect to legal services 💲: SparkPoint provided free financial coaching for 2,679 community college students and 149 formerly incarcerated individuals 🍎: Labor provided services including food distribution for 12,677 older adults 📝: Free Tax Help program helped 700 veterans and 2,115 individuals living with disabilities file their tax returns Visit https://okt.to/UYWyaZ to see our full report!

HELP US UNLOCK A $10K GRANT! We need 100 volunteers to attend our backpack drive assembly events this week to unlock a special grant and we currently need 25 more volunteers! Please sign up and ask a friend to join you to help us get to 100! Events: 1. Back to School Bash Assembly Event! Wednesday, July 24, 2024. 10am – 12pm OR 1:30pm – 3:30pm Visit https://okt.to/ixQkBa to sign up! 2. Emerging Leaders Back to School Bash Assembly Event! Thursday, July 25 1:00-3:00pm Visit https://okt.to/tFwVUe to sign up! Both events are at Sobrato Center, Cupertino Room A & B 1400 Parkmoor Ave, San Jose Thank you for helping us ensure students have all they need to position them for learning success, and that local families have the resources they need to thrive! #TheWorkUWBA

The next edition of our Better Bay Newsletter is out! Check out how you can help us with our backpack drive next week in San Jose, and how you can support the new BAHFA bond coming to the ballot this November! #TheWorkUWBA

“Disability is articulated as a struggle, an unnecessary burden that one must overcome to the soundtrack of a string crescendo. But disabled lives are multi-faceted – brimming with personality, pride, ambition, love, empathy, and wit.” – Sinead Burke, writer, academic, activist, and broadcaster. Happy #DissabilityPrideMonth! As UWBA celebrates Disability Pride Month, we encourage you to explore these highlights from The Journey throughout July- and beyond. Visit https://okt.to/q9O2cS to learn more about The Journey and find curated content to help stimulate discussions, introduce fresh ideas and new opportunities, and consider perspectives that are typically excluded from conversations. #TheWorkUWBA

We're #hiring a new Director, Data Evaluation in San Francisco, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

New Event! Join us on 7/16 to continue our Annual Conference session conversation, and dive deeper into strategies for equitable #investment and #community vibrancy for a thriving region. Register 👉 https://lnkd.in/gPNR7PYR

San Jose!! We need your help assembling 800 backpacks this summer! Please join us on July 24th for a backpack drive assembly event in our San Jose office at 10am or 1:30pm. Ask a friend to join you then visit https://okt.to/Vaw5mT to sign up for a shift! Comment or DM us with any questions! #TheWorkUWBA

We're #hiring a new Senior Accountant in San Francisco, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

"A lot of the time people think that the only people that suffer from the consequences of poverty are the people that are experiencing it and that is totally not true." How does poverty affect us all? And how does stigma play a part in some skewed visions of poverty? Learn more from this clip of Just A Moment Episode 6! Visit https://okt.to/B83Gxj to see the full episode! #TheWorkUWBA

Help us reach the goal of raising $7,000 for our Emerging Leaders backpack drive! Join us on July 25th at 1 pm at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits in San Jose to help assemble backpacks. This event is open to the public. Visit the event page below to learn more! You can also visit https://lnkd.in/ePZBsJhD or connect with Madelyn Wright to learn more about Emerging Leaders, or donate to help our cause! All donations will help our programs, including providing backpacks to Bay Area youth and community college students. This year, if you donate, you will have the option of joining our Emerging Leader’s network group! A win-win, support Bay Area youth as they begin the school year, and join a networking group of young professionals! #TheWorkUWBA #Backpackdrive