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Orange County United Way’s free tax prep and filing returns for the 2024 tax season

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Orange County United Way Celebrates 100 Years of Impact

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Orange County United Way celebrating two milestones in mission to address needs of OC residents

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Tony Yim, a homeless liaison officer with the Newport Beach Police Department, speaks with homeless people staying at the Balboa Pier in 2019.

Commentary: Hearing from those experiencing homelessness lights the best path forward

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UC Irvine Poll: Homelessness, Affordable Housing Top Concerns in OC

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Hotline 2-1-1 Orange County is now under Orange County United Way

By Destiny Torres, Orange County Register Photo Courtesy of DVHC-OC Originally published in the Orange County Register

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Howard Kirk, Veteran, WelcomeHomeOC Program Beneficiary

Season of Giving: Navy Veteran Finds a Place to Call Home through United Way’s WelcomeHomeOC℠

By Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in the Orange County…

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Lauren Justice, a Lead Caseworker for Anaheim’s Community Care Response Team (CCRT), talks with Tony Potts in Juarez Park in Anaheim, CA on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Potts, who is homeless along with his twin brother, has been on the streets for eight years. CCRT connects the homeless with services and shelter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Turning Gratitude Into Action to Help End Homelessness

By Ernie Schroeder, President and CEO, Schroeder Management Company, Orange County United Way Board Member, and United to End Homelessness℠…

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United Way program works with landlords to end homelessness for 500 people

By Vicky Nguyen, Tustin, Spectrum News 1 Originally published on Spectrum News 1. United to End Homelessness with Orange County…

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Jason Mercado, Housing Champion Advocate

Man becomes ‘Housing Champion’ to help people break cycle of homelessness

By Vicky Nguyen, Spectrum News 1 Originally published on Spectrum News 1. Jason Mercado moved into his new apartment unit…

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Stop Asian Hate

Huntington Beach group joins forces to fight anti-Asian hate with benefit concert

By Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot Originally published on The Daily Pilot. The six letters were written by airplane about 11,000 feet…

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United Way Helps HS Seniors Navigate College Applications During Pandemic

By Vicky Nguyen, Tustin, Spectrum News 1 Originally published on Spectrum News 1. 300 students from Anaheim, Santa Ana, and…

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Orange County United Way Offers Tax Services for Low-Income Families

By Lillian Boyd, The Capistrano Dispatch Originally published in the Capistrano Dispatch. Orange County United Way is offering free tax…

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Orange County United Way Offers Free Tax Services for Low-Income Families

By Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Originally published in the Dana Point Times. Orange County United Way is offering free…

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OC Free Tax Prep Returns With COVID-Friendly Tax Filing Options

By Life is Good Orange County Originally published in Life is Good Orange County. Orange County households that earned less…

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Homeless street encampment photographed along along Mercantile Avenue in Stanton

Too many homeless deaths in Orange County this year

By Susan B. Parks, President & CEO, Orange County United Way, Steve Churm, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs FivePoint Holdings,…

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Stephanie Rohlfing, 67 years old, housed through WelcomeHomeOC

United Way Program Entices Landlords to Rent to Housing Voucher Holders

By Vicky Nguyen, Tustin, Spectrum News 1 Originally published in Spectrum News 1. Orange County United Way has helped house…

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Let’s Tell Our Homeless Veterans “Welcome Home” This Year

By Susan B. Parks, President & CEO, Orange County United Way Originally published in the Orange County Business Journal. Veterans…

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John Wagner, who has been homeless for more than a decade, holds a City Net care package given to him in Costa Mesa. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

United to End Homelessness to hold virtual events for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

By Ben Brazil, Staff Writer, L.A. Times Originally published in the L.A. Times. United to End Homelessness will host community discussions…

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OC United Way to Host Virtual Info Meeting on Financial Literacy Program

By Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Originally published in the Dana Point Times. OC United Way will host a virtual…

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Production Ready Application Built in Three Weeks Delivers Critical Help in Orange County United Way Covid-19 Response

By Elise Greve and Ben Fields Originally published in the AWS Mobile Blog. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, Orange…

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Using the cloud to improve access to social housing, rental assistance, and other social services

By AWS Public Sector Blog Team Originally published in the AWS Public Sector Blog. Demand for housing continues to increase,…

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City and OC United Way Bringing Financial Literacy to R.H. Dana

By Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Originally published in the Dana Point Times. Principal Kristen Nelson says that R.H. Dana…

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Maria Hodson, a housing specialist with the Santa Ana Housing Authority, talks with Sandra Brooks at her bed at The Link homeless shelter in Santa Ana, CA on Friday, August 28, 2020. Four non-profits in Orange County have partnered to help people like Brooks get permanent housing. Brooks received a Section 8 voucher in May.

Nonprofits join forces in experimental program to help O.C. homeless

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in the Orange County Register. Housing for Health OC initiative has…

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Cloud technology is transforming public services. This is how

By Teresa Carlson, Vice-President, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services Image: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Originally published in the World Economic Forum.…

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Coronavirus: What’s the power of $500? In battle to keep people off the streets it’s huge

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. O.C. United Way pandemic relief uses debit…

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On the Edge of Homelessness in OC: United Way Seeks to Help

By Ashley Ludwig / Patch Photo by Shutterstock Originally published in Patch. Families on the brink of homelessness in time…

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Coronavirus response: Orange County nonprofits coordinate community resources

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County Register. Rescue…

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United Way Tops $1M in Pandemic Relief Fund

By Staff Reporter / Orange County Business Journal Originally published in Orange County Business Journal. United Way has collected $1…

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OC United Way tackles homelessness, helps housing voucher recipients find a home

By Jovana Lara / ABC7 KABC Originally published in ABC7 KABC. ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) -- Having an apartment of her…

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New Housing Plan for Former Foster Youth

A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative…

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New housing initiative helps former foster children in OC escape homelessness

By Tony Cabrera / ABC 7 Originally published in ABC 7. TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- After spending most of his…

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Most Influential 2019: David Cordero brings Apartment Association to the fight against homelessness

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. By getting property owners and others to…

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A new program helps foster kids in Orange County avoid homelessness when they age out of public care

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Orange County United Way's Welcome Home OC…

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On year’s longest night, a growing number pause to remember homeless people who died in Orange County

On year’s longest night, a growing number pause to remember homeless people who died in Orange County

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Locally, 207 people will be featured in…

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LA Charger Casey Hayward brings an early Thanksgiving meal to families at a Santa Ana school

By Lou Ponsi / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Thanksgiving came a few days early for…

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United Way program entices landlords in Orange County to rent to homeless people with housing vouchers

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Incentives are part of the WelcomeHomeOC effort…

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Can a mural in a Costa Mesa church parking lot sway public opinion on homelessness?

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County…

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New Costa Mesa mural seeks to raise awareness and inspire solutions to help O.C.’s homeless population

By Bradley Zint / Daily Pilot Photo by Spencer Grant / Daily Pilot Originally published in the Daily Pilot. Local…

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Orange County Homeless Get Game-Changing Help Via GoFundMe Patrons

By John Cádiz Klemack / NBC Los Angeles Originally published in NBC LA. Some in Orange County are using GoFundMe…

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‘House 30’ campaign close to goal that could pay off in more help for homelessness fight

By Staff Reporter / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Orange County’s United to End Homelessness group…

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United Way CEO hikes 5 miles — and then some — in Orange County’s 34 cities, to get to know the communities she serves

By Susan Christian Goulding / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones marveled…

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$2.9 million awarded for United Way program to end veteran homelessness in Orange County

A recent $2.9 million award from the state will support special outreach to veterans. By Theresa Walker / Orange County…

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On CBS News: Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris Presents $2.9 Million Check to House Orange County’s Homeless Veterans

Watch the 30-second news clip video showcasing Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris presenting the $2.9M check for the WelcomeHomeOC Program to Susan B. Parks, Orange County…

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CISOSHARE Partners with Orange County United Way to Launch Innovative Cyber Security Training Program

The program is aimed at reducing both the skills gap in Orange County and addressing the cyber security resource shortage.…

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Chargers and Orange County United Way Celebrate Character Playbook

By Hayley Elwood / Los Angeles Chargers News Originally published in Los Angeles Chargers News. The cheers that echoed through…

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OCSD teams with United Way to expose Garden Grove high school students to career paths

By Greg Hardesty / Behind the Badge OCSD Originally published in Behind the Badge. The rumbling of the helicopter blades slicing through…

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In darkness, volunteers fan out to count homeless and find light

By David Whiting / Orange County Register Photo by Kevin Sullivan / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County…

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Over 3,400 Homeless People on OC Streets, According to Initial Headcount

By Spencer Custodio / Voice of OC Photo by Jessica Ruiz / Voice of OC Originally published in Voice of…

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Volunteers work to count Orange County’s homeless population

By Ben Brazil / Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Photo by Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Originally published in…

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More than 1,500 counted so far in Orange County homeless census

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Bill Alkofer / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County…

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Costa Mesa may buy West 17th Street property for homeless shelter

Article and Photo By Alicia Robinson / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. Costa Mesa could become…

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We Are United to End Homelessness in Orange County

For 95 years, Orange County United Way has improved people’s lives by focusing the caring power of our amazing community on its most critical needs.…

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Solving Homelessness Is a Good Business Decision

By Steve Churm, EVP Public Affairs, FivePoint Holdings LLC / Lawrence R. Armstrong, CEO, Ware Malcomb Originally published in Orange…

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How Orange County took big steps in 2018 to address homelessness

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally posted on the Orange County Register.…

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Orange County nonprofit hopes new program can encourage landlords to house homeless

By Ben Brazil / Los Angeles Times Photo by Gary Coronado, Los Angeles Times Originally posted on the Los Angeles…

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Love All Neighbors: It’s the Way to End Homelessness

By Voices Contributors John R. Steward and Mark Davis Originally posted on the Christian Post. It's no secret that Orange County…

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Pushing hard to change public perception

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. Launching a multi-pronged initiative to raise…

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Orange County portrait: Low wages, child poverty, costly housing

By Margot Roosevelt / Orange County Register Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally posted on the Orange County…

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GGUSD and Orange County United Way Team Up to Offer Summer Internship Program

Originally posted in the Garden Grove Unified School District News. More than 40 Garden Grove Unified School District students are…

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Farmland in Stanton? Community garden offers a place to grow

By Susan Christian Goulding / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. A little after sunrise on…

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Food stamps can make the difference for struggling O.C. families, many of them working

By Susan B. Parks / Los Angeles Times' Daily Pilot Originally posted on the Los Angeles Times’ Daily Pilot. Health,…

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United Way programs help Anaheim students with math, English and computer science

By Jessica Peralta / Los Angeles Times' Daily Pilot Originally posted on the Los Angeles Times' Daily Pilot. Every morning…

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Status Update: Free Tax Prep campaign helped 19,000 get $16.3 million in returns

By Staff Report / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. Here's a little update from the…

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Working but still struggling? Here’s a tax credit that might help you

By Margot Roosevelt / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. Patricia Lara, 39, makes $35,000 a…

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What can the Orange County in Florida teach its West Coast counterpart about homelessness? Plenty, says one advocate

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. IRVINE — The way Andrae Bailey…

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Tax reform should expand, not eliminate, benefits for struggling Orange County families

By Sue Parks / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. The current economic expansion is among…

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A community, working together, can help more students cross the stage at graduation

By Max Gardner / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. It’s late spring and nothing captures…

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Children and Families Forum and Fair in Rancho Santa Margarita

On October 22 2016, join the Orange County Children's Partnership and Orange County United Way to celebrate the 2016 Children…

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Report: Hundreds of thousands in Orange County are struggling financially

By Margot Roosevelt / OC Registers's Staff Writer. With balmy weather and low unemployment, Orange County may be a fine…

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OC United Way Report Shows ‘Tale Of Two Counties’

Click here to read the article on OC Register's website. One year into fully funding a 10-year plan to make…

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Shelter Offers First Step On Path To Independent, Productive Lives

The Orange County Board of Supervisors will soon decide the fate of a proposed homeless multi-service center and year-round emergency…

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UCI, United Way Launch OC Working Together

Campus summit kicks off collaborative campaign to address needs of county’s less privileged residents UCI and the Orange County United…

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O.C. Faces Bifurcated Threat: Inequality And Insufficient Housing

By most accounts, Orange County’s economy has recovered from the Great Recession. Jobs are on the rise, and home prices…

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Tax Credits Boost Low-income Families

Read this article on the OC Register websiteRead this article on the OC Register website Published: June 14, 2015This past…

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