Orange County United Way Awarded More Than $170,000 from Wells Fargo to Increase Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
Funds will expand United Way’s Healthy Food Provision programs that fight food insecurity in O.C. Irvine, CA, August 13, 2018 – Orange County United Way announced today it has been […]
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 […]
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 a Friday morning, Felix Chavarin already was just where he […]
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 Awards TeWinkle Middle School Students with New, State-of-the-art Hydration Station
Unveiled on Back-to-School Night, gift a result of student-led campaign promoting healthy food and beverage choices COSTA MESA, CA – TeWinkle Middle School students celebrated their new, state-of-the-art hydration station […]
Get Together, Get Active and Get Healthy June 24th during Healthy Day of Action
MEDIA ALERT Orange County Families and Children Encouraged to Get Together, Get Active and Get Healthy June 24th during “Healthy Day of Action” Free Santa Ana event encourages physical activity, […]
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 […]
