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 […]
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 […]
Orange County United Way Names Four New Board Members

Irvine, CA, (May 18, 2020) – Orange County United Way is proud to announce the election of four new members to its respected board of directors: Dilanthi De Alwis-Mummert, UPS […]
Coronavirus response: Orange County nonprofits coordinate community resources

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County Register. Rescue Mission, United Way and OneOC manage donations and volunteers to […]
United Way Tops $1M in Pandemic Relief Fund

By Staff Reporter / Orange County Business Journal Originally published in Orange County Business Journal. United Way has collected $1 million for its coronavirus work. Giving to the nonprofit’s Pandemic […]
Orange County United Way COO Carla Vargas Jasa Embarks on New Adventure as President & CEO of Valley of the Sun United Way in Arizona

Irvine, CA, May 16, 2019 – With sincere admiration and bittersweet sentiment, Orange County United Way announces that Carla Vargas Jasa will be leaving Orange County to begin a new […]
Orange County United Way Receives 2019 Partners in Educational Excellence Award for Positive Impact on Student Achievement in Anaheim Union High School District

Association of California School Administrators Region 17 recognizes innovative programs aimed at lowering high school drop out rate and increasing students’ life-long success Irvine, CA, May 9, 2019 – Orange […]
OCSD teams with United Way to expose Garden Grove high school students to career paths

By Greg Hardesty / Behind the Badge OCSD Originally published in Behind the Badge. The rumbling of the helicopter blades slicing through the morning air reverberated throughout the classroom. “We’re not under […]
More than 1,500 counted so far in Orange County homeless census

By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Bill Alkofer / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. In the space of four hours that started before […]