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  • Utilities Assistance Programs Ease Financial Burdens Throughout Southern California

    Several months ago, 80 year-old “Amy” lost her sister, with whom she lived and shared expenses. In addition to the emotional toll, she was struggling to pay her bills and… continue reading Utilities Assistance Programs Ease Financial Burdens Throughout Southern California
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  • Homeless Health Care Bridges the Gap in Mental Healthcare for People Experiencing Homelessness

    Our housing partner Homeless Health Care Los Angeles (HHCLA) helps our neighbors experiencing homelessness with their mental health needs every day. “The experience of losing your home itself is emotionally… continue reading Homeless Health Care Bridges the Gap in Mental Healthcare for People Experiencing Homelessness
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  • Los Angeles City College Students Help Community Organizations with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

    Getting help with taxes shouldn’t be a struggle, so for more than a decade United Way of Greater Los Angeles has been raising awareness around Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).… continue reading Los Angeles City College Students Help Community Organizations with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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  • Free Tax Preparation Services for Angelenos

    Tax codes are hard to understand. That’s why the United Way of Greater Los Angeles has long worked to raise awareness around Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), a vital way… continue reading Free Tax Preparation Services for Angelenos
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  • The Peanut Man was a vision years in the making

    The weight of the pandemic has affected millions of people in the U.S. In Los Angeles County alone, more than 50% of Angelenos filed for unemployment and the numbers continue… continue reading The Peanut Man was a vision years in the making
  • United Way of Greater Los Angeles Names Grantees to Support L.A. County’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Response

    INITIAL WAVE OF FUNDS AWARDED TO FOUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO AID UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT GREATER RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS  LOS ANGELES—The United Way of… continue reading United Way of Greater Los Angeles Names Grantees to Support L.A. County’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Response
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  • Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2020) – With support from Dignity Health, United Way of Greater Los Angeles… continue reading Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response
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  • United Way Of Greater Los Angeles Pandemic Relief Fund Raises $2.2m Through KABC/Rams Te”LA”thon

    RAMS & KABC’S TE‘LA’THON FUNDRAISER GENERATES OVER $2.2 MILLION FOR UNITED WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES’ PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND & LA REGIONAL FOOD BANK On Tuesday, March 24, the virtual… continue reading United Way Of Greater Los Angeles Pandemic Relief Fund Raises $2.2m Through KABC/Rams Te”LA”thon
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  • Read Across America

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with Valero celebrated Dr. Seuss day on March 2 by pulling together business partners and volunteers to engage and read to young elementary school… continue reading Read Across America
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  • United Way of Greater Los Angeles Announces Pandemic Relief Fund To Support L.A. County’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Response

    LOS ANGELES—As the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic, United Way of Greater Los Angeles has announced the creation of the Pandemic Relief Fund to support L.A. County’s unsheltered residents who are… continue reading United Way of Greater Los Angeles Announces Pandemic Relief Fund To Support L.A. County’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Response
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