Orange County United Way Donates 30,000 Personal Face Masks to In-Home Caregivers in Orange County
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 Collaborates with Amazon Web Services on New App to Help Deliver Financial Assistance to People on the Verge of Homelessness
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 […]
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 […]
Coronavirus: What’s the power of $500? In battle to keep people off the streets it’s huge
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 […]
Santa Ana is the First in the Nation to Find Housing for All Former Foster Youth Who Qualified for Housing Vouchers Under New Federal Program
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 […]
OC United Way tackles homelessness, helps housing voucher recipients find a home
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 […]
New Housing Plan for Former Foster Youth
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 […]
New housing initiative helps former foster children in OC escape homelessness
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 […]
Most Influential 2019: David Cordero brings Apartment Association to the fight against homelessness
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. By getting property owners and others to accept renters with vouchers, a project with the United Way, […]
