Efforts are focused on supporting low-income individuals and families at imminent risk of homelessness, the current Orange County population experiencing homelessness and low-income students Irvine, CA (July 27, 2020) – UniHealth Foundation has committed $350,000 to support Orange County United…
Face Masks Were Donated Through Orange County United Way’s Pandemic Relief Effort In-Home Caregivers Provide Vital Services to Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Population During COVID-19 Irvine, CA (June 18, 2020) – Orange County United Way has donated 30,000 personal face…
AssistOC App Helps Manage Referrals and Fund Approval Process for Orange County Community Members Seeking $500 Emergency Debit Cards Amid COVID-19 Irvine, CA (June 15, 2020) – Orange County United Way collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s leading…
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 to Help an Additional 400 Families Irvine, CA (June 10,…
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 Women’s Philanthropy Fund Breakfast virtually on May 20, raising nearly…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. O.C. United Way pandemic relief uses debit cards to keep at-risk families from homelessness. A single mom raising three children, Ashley Mehr felt over the past year…
United to End Homelessness Found Stable Housing for Nearly Two-Dozen Youth Through its WelcomeHomeOC Program Each Youth was Housed Within 90 Days of Receiving their FYI Voucher Irvine, CA (May 4, 2020) - Orange County youth advocates announced today that…
By Jovana Lara / ABC7 KABC Originally published in ABC7 KABC. ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) -- Having an apartment of her own is a big deal for Day, a 36-year-old Army veteran. "I came back in 2012 after deployment, and I…
A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative for young adults who, because of their age, can no longer be in the foster care system.
By Tony Cabrera / ABC 7 Originally published in ABC 7. TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- After spending most of his life in the foster care system and living on the streets in recent years, 22-year-old Christian Blanch finally has a…
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