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 […]
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 third-grade teacher Jennifer Swan-Altieri starts her students off with a […]
Orange County United Way Partners With Kpmg Llp, Kpmg Foundation and Beta Alpha Psi to Provide Orange County with More Than 900 College Volunteers to Promote Childhood Literacy

More than 2,500 local children benefit from day-long literacy-focused program Anaheim (August 3, 2017) – On August 3, Orange County United Way, KPMG LLP, KPMG Foundation, and Beta Alpha […]
More Local At-Risk Students are Graduating from High School on Time, Enrolling and Thriving in College

At Westminster High School, ground-breaking program supported by United Way’s Destination Graduation initiative is graduating 100 percent of its participants, nearly all moving on and succeeding at four-year colleges Westminster, […]
United Way Reports Progress in Bridging Education, Income Gaps, while Health and Housing Challenges Remain

Second Annual “FACE 2024” Scorecard Report Unveiled before 200 business, community, government and education leaders National Alliance to End Homelessness CEO, Nan Roman addresses how communities across the US are […]
Santa Ana Students Take Part in Nationwide Reading of The Cat in the Hat

Lincoln Elementary program part of national Read Across America celebration and Orange County United Way’s “Read Aloud 15 Minutes” campaign to promote early grade reading Santa Ana, CA – On […]
Chevron’s grant allows United Way-led collaborative to expand after School STEM Programs to local intermediate schools

Robotics, 3D Printing and Game App Development among innovative and fun curriculum elements getting students excited about Science and Math IRVINE, CA – As the school year kicks into high […]
Anaheim Students Participate in World’s Largest Shared Reading Experience

ANAHEIM, CA – Students in 21 classrooms at Paul Revere Elementary School participated in the world’s largest shared reading experience when they collectively read Julia Sarcone-Roach’s The Bear Ate Your […]
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 and Families Forum & Fair. The Orange County Children’s Partnership […]