How One Woman Tripled Her Income with UpSkill OC
Orange County United Way’s UpSkill OC program helped Sher and her family gain financial independence with a pathway to sustainable employment.
Newly Unveiled ‘Home Sweet Home’ Mural Brings Awareness to OC’s Homelessness
It’s art with a message. During a special ceremony on August 31, we proudly unveiled our first United to End Homelessness mural in Costa Mesa. More than 170 community members […]
Point in Time Count Reveals Nearly 7,000 People in OC are Homeless
The results of the biennial Orange County Point in Time count are in. It was a groundbreaking effort by the County of Orange, CityNet, 211 OC, as well as service providers, law enforcement […]
It Takes a United Community to End Homelessness
Webster’s defines “community” as a “unified body of individuals,” people with common social or economic interests living in a particular area. Since we launched the United to End Homelessness initiative […]
A Dialogue on Housing and Homelessness in Orange County
“Now is your moment in time. It’s your opportunity to seize this moment and take it forward.” Anne Miskey. On January 12, 2017, fifty leaders engaged in ending homelessness, gathered […]
OC Homelessness and Housing Cost Study
Several community leaders have spent the best part of a year meeting early in the morning, strategizing, ideating, gathering information, crunching numbers and reviewing data. Countless hours have been poured […]
Point-In-Time Count
More than 1,000 volunteers participated in the 2017 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count on Saturday, January 28, 2017 to count and interview people experiencing homelessness in Orange County. This was the largest […]
Furniture Maker Brings Joy to Formerly Homeless Family
Joybird, Premier LA Furniture Maker and E-Tailer Gives the Gift of New Furniture to a Family Participating in Rapid Rehousing Program Orange County United Way recently collaborated with Families Forward and […]
Building a New Life
For the past few years, I have had the pleasure of working with Michael on a number of projects that shine a light on homelessness and financial instability in Orange […]
Empower Children and Families in Need, One Neighborhood at a Time
Within Orange County’s 34 cities, there are many schools that do not have the resources they need to holistically meet the needs of their students or families. To address this, […]
