Orange County Housing Success Story: Foster Youth Finds Stability to Pursue Dream Career
“Stable housing has affected me my whole life,” says Felipe, an Orange County foster youth. With the help of local services that help provide housing for former foster youth, Felipe […]
Financial Empowerment Success Story: Local Couple Thrives with SparkPoint OC
Financial Empowerment: A Recipe for Success When Jeannette and her husband, Jose Luis, decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship and start their own food truck business, Taqueria El Taquero […]
Changing Gears, Changing Lives: How Vehicle Donations Empowered Two Determined Single Mothers
Through generous vehicle donations and community collaboration, two hardworking single mothers were able to shift their trajectories and build brighter futures for their families. Vehicle Donations Provide Deserving Moms with […]
Local Volunteers Make the Holidays Brighter for OC Children in Need with SparkJoy
SparkPoint OC financial empowerment program offers SparkJoy project to alleviate financial burdens for low-income OC families by fulfilling children’s holiday wish lists. The holiday season tends to spark its […]
OC Student’s Eyes Opened to Career Possibilities through Workplace Mentorship
How workplace mentorships are helping underserved Orange County students gain career insight and employability skills. As she prepared to meet with various companies, Candy was anxious knowing that these interviews […]
From Financial Insecurity to Cybersecurity Expert: Workforce Development Program Helps Local Resident Secure Full-Time Job and Double Salary
How Orange County United Way’s UpSkill OC workforce development program helped Jay, an OC resident, gain financial stability. In October 2021, Jay was stuck working a part-time Information Technology (IT) […]
How College Prep Academy Changed Senior Year for One OC Student
When Dallas signed up for College Prep Academy, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Turns out, it was better than she could have imagined. When her […]
Volunteers in Orange County Directly Impact the Lives of Families, Individuals, and Students in Need
Whether donating books to underserved children or delivering meals to families in need, there is nothing quite like the sense of community that is shared when people come together to […]
Emergency Rental Assistance Aids Injured Single Father During Pandemic
For the past 15 years, Benjamin lived a life many of us can relate to. He worked in sales, got married, became a father to his now 13-year-old son, and […]
Joy’s Story: How Youth Career Connections Helped a Student Find Her Calling
Back in 2017, when Joy Chew was a junior at Pacific High School in Garden Grove, she decided to participate in Orange County United Way’s Youth Career Connections (YCC) program—a […]
