Love All Neighbors: It’s the Way to End Homelessness

By Voices Contributors John R. Steward and Mark Davis Originally posted on the Christian Post. It’s no secret that Orange County faces a housing challenge, most pointedly among those who, for […]
Pushing hard to change public perception

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. Launching a multi-pronged initiative to raise awareness about homelessness might seem unnecessary. Orange County’s unsheltered population […]
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 […]
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 […]
Groundbreaking Orange County Homeless Cost Study Now Available

IRVINE, CA (November 15, 2017) – Homelessness in Orange County – The Costs to our Community, one of the nation’s most comprehensive and groundbreaking cost studies on homelessness, has been […]
What can the Orange County in Florida teach its West Coast counterpart about homelessness? Plenty, says one advocate

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. IRVINE — The way Andrae Bailey sees it, the Orange County he lives in, the one […]
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 […]
United Way Begins Management And Oversight Of Orange County’s Emergency Food & Shelter Program

Federally funded program aligns with United Way’s ten-year FACE 2024 Communitywide Action Plan, in fight against hunger and homelessness IRVINE, CA – Orange County United Way announced today it has […]