United Way Announces Grant from JPMorgan Chase to Decrease Financial Instability for OC Families

Financial Institution’s significant investment supports United Way’s FACE 2024 efforts to build family financial stability in Orange County IRVINE, CA – Orange County United Way announced today that it was […]
Orange County United Way Awarded $100,000 Grant from Bank of America

Award Supports United Way’s Financial Literacy and Workforce Development Initiatives, Part of FACE 2024 Communitywide Action Plan IRVINE, CA – Orange County United Way recently announced that it was awarded […]
Report: Hundreds of thousands in Orange County are struggling financially

By Margot Roosevelt / OC Registers’s Staff Writer. With balmy weather and low unemployment, Orange County may be a fine place for those with well-compensated jobs, paid-down mortgages or decent […]
United Way Worldwide Provides A Simple Way To Give To The Paris Live United Fund
Our hearts and thoughts are with the people of Paris and all affected by the recent violence. The brutality of the 13 November attacks in Paris was horrifying and senseless. […]
Shelter Offers First Step On Path To Independent, Productive Lives
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will soon decide the fate of a proposed homeless multi-service center and year-round emergency shelter at the site of a vacant warehouse in Anaheim. […]
Rewriting The Story For Local Children And Families
In 2014, we helped change the story for 293,052 people in our community. Read some of the highlights of our work toward improving lives and strengthening Orange County in our […]
2014’s Most Influential Game Changers In Orange County
Max Gardner, President and CEO of Orange County United Way, was recently named to the Orange County Register‘s list of 100 most influential game changers in our community, highlighting people who […]
Dateline Correspondent Keith Morrison Joins United Way Board Of Directors
Award-winning NBC Dateline and Canadian Broadcasting correspondent Keith Morrison has joined United Way’s Board of Directors. Morrison’s media career highlights include interviews with everyone from presidents and prime ministers, student […]
A Tribute To Robert E. Palmer
December 11, 1956 – September 4, 2014 A smile for all, a heart of gold, The very best the world could hold, Those we love do not go away, They […]
How The ‘war On Poverty’ Can Be Won
With the stroke of President Lyndon Johnson’s pen, America’s “war on poverty” was launched 50 years ago today. Currently, in our community, more than 300,000 of our neighbors live below […]