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 […]
Orange County United Way Announces 16-Team Roster of Leading O.C. Businesses for Inaugural Corporate Soccer Cup

Irvine, CA, May 29, 2019 – Orange County United Way is pleased to announce the final team lineup for its 1st annual Corporate Soccer Cup, a recreational-style soccer tournament that […]
Orange County United Way Announces Inaugural Corporate Soccer Cup

Friendly Competition for a Good Cause: Reducing Childhood Obesity in OC In Partnership with OC’s Professional Soccer Team Orange County Soccer Club Irvine, CA, April 3, 2019 – Orange County […]
Three OC Elementary Schools Named to Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s 2018 National List of Healthiest Schools

Orange County United Way’s Healthy Schools Initiative Earns Schools National Recognition In Just One Year Irvine, CA, September 19, 2018 – Three Orange County elementary schools have made the Alliance […]
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 […]