By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in the Orange County Register. Housing for Health OC initiative has placed more than 40 people in apartments since March. The goal is to help 350 by end of year. Five…
By Teresa Carlson, Vice-President, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services Image: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Originally published in the World Economic Forum. Cloud technology refers to the delivery of technological resources on demand via the Internet. During COVID-19, cloud technology became a…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. O.C. United Way pandemic relief uses debit cards to keep at-risk families from homelessness. A single mom raising three children, Ashley Mehr felt over the past year…
By Ashley Ludwig / Patch Photo by Shutterstock Originally published in Patch. Families on the brink of homelessness in time of coronavirus are helped across OC, thanks to the United Way $500 emergency debit cards. ORANGE COUNTY, CA — As…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG Originally published in Orange County Register. Rescue Mission, United Way and OneOC manage donations and volunteers to help those in need. Inside the warehouse that Orange County…
By Staff Reporter / Orange County Business Journal Originally published in Orange County Business Journal. United Way has collected $1 million for its coronavirus work. Giving to the nonprofit’s Pandemic Relief Fund helps low-income individuals, families at imminent risk of homelessness…
By Jovana Lara / ABC7 KABC Originally published in ABC7 KABC. ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) -- Having an apartment of her own is a big deal for Day, a 36-year-old Army veteran. "I came back in 2012 after deployment, and I…
A former foster care youth now has a place to call his own all thanks to a new housing initiative for young adults who, because of their age, can no longer be in the foster care system.
By Tony Cabrera / ABC 7 Originally published in ABC 7. TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) -- After spending most of his life in the foster care system and living on the streets in recent years, 22-year-old Christian Blanch finally has a…
By Theresa Walker / Orange County Register Originally published in Orange County Register. By getting property owners and others to accept renters with vouchers, a project with the United Way, Welcome Home OC, is off to a strong start. In…
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