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• School2Home Helps Provide a Pathway to Equity

  Strong partnership and open communication between schools, teachers and families are key to student success. Unfortunately, the pandemic increased the difficulty of maintaining connections with underserved students. As classrooms moved… continue reading School2Home Helps Provide a Pathway to Equity

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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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• United Way of Greater Los Angeles Teams Up with Valero Wilmington Refinery and Local Organizations to Close the Digital Divide for Wilmington Students Through Learning Pods

  WILMINGTON, CA — The LAUSD closures over the past year have resulted in students falling further behind academically and parents struggling to manage work obligations without access to consistent childcare.… continue reading United Way of Greater Los Angeles Teams Up with Valero Wilmington Refinery and Local Organizations to Close the Digital Divide for Wilmington Students Through Learning Pods

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• Bringing Digital Equity to Greater Los Angeles

  The pandemic sparked unprecedented challenges to our education system, creating the most obstacles for students who were already vulnerable. Everyone deserves access to affordable internet, and these days it’s a… continue reading Bringing Digital Equity to Greater Los Angeles

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• Building Skills Partnership

  Capacity Building Taken to New Heights with Building Skills Partnership Community organizations do a remarkable job serving Los Angeles County and their services are even more important as we collectively… continue reading Building Skills Partnership

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• Young Civic Leaders Program Eases Student’s Transition to College

  The transition from high school to college is something that students look forward to and work hard to achieve for years. As with many rites of passage during the pandemic,… continue reading Young Civic Leaders Program Eases Student’s Transition to College

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• 2021 Top 5 Blog

  Through an exceptionally challenging year, United Way of Greater Los Angeles’s community, donors and staff stepped up like never before to help our most vulnerable neighbors. The Year-End Impact Report 2020 highlights… continue reading 2021 Top 5 Blog