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 […]
Orange County United Way President and CEO Susan B. Parks Receives Special Congressional Recognition for Leadership in Initiative to End Homelessness
IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 22, 2019 – Susan B. Parks, President and CEO of Orange County United Way, has received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for the innovative work […]
We Are United to End Homelessness in Orange County
For 95 years, Orange County United Way has improved people’s lives by focusing the caring power of our amazing community on its most critical needs. Whether ensuring students can read or families have access to nutritious […]
Solving Homelessness Is a Good Business Decision
By Steve Churm, EVP Public Affairs, FivePoint Holdings LLC / Lawrence R. Armstrong, CEO, Ware Malcomb Originally published in Orange County Business Journal. Homelessness in Orange County has grown by […]
How Orange County took big steps in 2018 to address homelessness
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally posted on the Orange County Register. In 2018, Orange County reckoned with its growing — and […]
Orange County United Way offers Free Tax Prep and Filing to Low-Income Families throughout OC
Program aims to increase the number of financially stable families and break cycle of poverty Irvine, CA, December 10, 2018 – Orange County United Way is offering free tax preparation […]
Orange County nonprofit hopes new program can encourage landlords to house homeless
By Ben Brazil / Los Angeles Times Photo by Gary Coronado, Los Angeles Times Originally posted on the Los Angeles Times. With homelessness on the rise in Orange County, a […]
