Orange County United Way Reaches $1M ‘OC Family to Family’ Goal to Help 2,000 Families on the Edge of Homelessness
The Lyons-Smith Family Foundation Provided a Generous $500k Match to Help Reach Goal $500 Emergency Debit Cards will be Given Directly to 2,000 Families Homeful Foundation Providing New $100k Match […]
Nearly $440,000 Raised at Orange County United Way’s Virtual Women’s Philanthropy Fund Breakfast
More than 750 viewers tuned in for the virtual fundraising event with celebrity guest Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Irvine, CA (June 4, 2020) – Orange County United Way hosted the 17th Annual […]
Southern California sports team rally for remote learning through the EduCup Challenge! EVERFI’s EduCup Challenge, Bringing Together Six Major Sports Leagues and United Way
Regional challenge to support student learning and engagement while schools are closed Southern California– The Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Angels, United […]
ViewSonic Donates Half a Million Dollars in ViewBoard Display Technology through United Way
Los Amigos High School was the first school to receive an installation of cutting-edge ViewSonic technology The school is also a participant in Orange County United Way’s Destination Graduation and […]
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 the morning air reverberated throughout the classroom. “We’re not under […]
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 Register. Not far from Newport Coast’s glittering enclaves, Fullerton’s tidy […]
Homelessness, Middle-Skills Workforce Gap and a Unified Agenda for Young Children’s Development Identified as Critical Issues Impacting County’s Future Economic Growth
The 19th Annual Orange County Community Indicators Report Highlights Economic Trends and Brings Urgent Countywide Issues to Light Santa Ana, Calif. (July 30, 2018) – An annual report released today […]
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 engaging in a powerful summer internship experience through Orange County […]
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, education and financial stability require determination and concentration. But who […]
New United Way Poverty Report Finds More than 1 in 3 Households in California (33%) Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
Irvine, CA, June 27, 2018 — Orange County United Way is proud to partner with United Ways of California on the release of Struggling to Stay Afloat: The Real Cost […]
