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 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 […]
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 […]
GGUSD and Orange County United Way Team Up to Offer Summer Internship Program

Originally posted in the Garden Grove Unified School District News. More than 40 Garden Grove Unified School District students are engaging in a powerful summer internship experience through Orange County […]
Farmland in Stanton? Community garden offers a place to grow

By Susan Christian Goulding / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. A little after sunrise on a Friday morning, Felix Chavarin already was just where he […]
Food stamps can make the difference for struggling O.C. families, many of them working

By Susan B. Parks / Los Angeles Times’ Daily Pilot Originally posted on the Los Angeles Times’ Daily Pilot. Health, education and financial stability require determination and concentration. But who […]
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 […]
Status Update: Free Tax Prep campaign helped 19,000 get $16.3 million in returns

By Staff Report / Orange County Register Originally posted on the Orange County Register. Here’s a little update from the folks at United Way, which through its Free Tax Prep […]