Creating a Stronger Community Together – FACE 2024 Update
Orange County United Way hosted its 3rd Annual FACE 2024 Scorecard event for an audience of more than 250 business, community, government and education leaders at Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine on March […]
Meet Maria: OC Free Tax Team Member – and Client too!
Maria started working for Orange County United Way’s OC Free Tax Prep as a project coordinator where she saw firsthand how many people benefited from the services provided through this community […]
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 […]
Don’t Pay to File Your Taxes
Around this time of year, everyone is full of tax prep tips. But the best tip you can get is this: Orange County United Way is collaborating with Citi Community […]
Get the Help You Need with 2-1-1 OC
Orange County United Way is proud to support 2-1-1 OC, a free and confidential service that helps people in Orange County find the local resources they need 24 hours a […]
Meet Irma: Determined to Become Financially Stable
When Irma was unexpectedly evicted from her apartment, she was on her own with two small children to support. She lost her home and her financial footing, but she never […]
Celebrating SparkPoint OC’s Salk Graduation 2017
On April 20, 55 clients graduated from the SparkPoint OC financial empowerment center located at Salk Elementary School in Anaheim. Their spouses, children and friends came to celebrate their amazing […]
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 […]
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 […]
