Meet Gloria: Earned Income Tax Credit Makes Lasting Impact
Finding out that she would be receiving more than $3,000 from her Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Cal EITC had Gloria smiling from ear to ear. “When my volunteer tax […]
Meet Leila: OC FREE TAX PREP Helped Save Her Money for School
As a student at Irvine Valley College, paying for tax services was never in Leila’s budget. Figuring out how to file her taxes on her own made her feel overwhelmed […]
Education: The Passport for the Future
Education is the most important foundation to a child’s life. I believe it is also the single most important avenue to eradicate homelessness. A lack of education is one of […]
Madeline’s Story: Learning to Manage Finances Provides Greater Stability
As a single mom, with a very low-income, Madeline faced many challenges that stood in the way of self-sufficiency. She has often found herself overwhelmed and anxious, which added to […]
Healthcare Delivers Great News for a Growing Family
In July, Masako was eight months pregnant and awaiting the birth of her second child who was due in August. On top of the usual concerns any couple has when […]
Live United Worldwide: My Journey as an Orange County United Way SAGE Scholar
By Guest Blogger Felipe Hernández In late 2011, I came into Orange County United Way as a UCI SAGE scholar (Student Achievement Guided by Experience) uncertain but excited of what […]
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, […]
A Healthy Active Orange County: Families Living a Healthy Lifestyle
On a recent Saturday, more than 250 children and parents along with 133 volunteers came together at Santa Ana’s Memorial Park for an active day of play. The volunteer gathering […]
2015 Day of Caring Unites Volunteers to Give Back
On Saturday, August 22, volunteers from across the County joined hands to help transform our community through the power of volunteerism at our 2015 Day of Caring. More than 80 […]
United Way Zeroes in on Childhood Obesity
“Cooking up Change” Partner Program Demonstrates how Local Students are Redefining School Lunches Last week, United Way partner, Kid Healthy, came out to our monthly Emerging Leaders United Council Meeting […]
