SparkPoint Pop-Up

SparkPoint Pop-Up is a one day full-service financial empowerment center where hard working low-income residents can access a full range of free services such as: resume building, mock interviewing, access to free/low cost banking services, tax information and financial literacy/income building classes.

Orange County United Way is challenging the community to come together to help the next generation of Orange County children succeed by focusing on the building blocks for a good quality of life: Education, Income, Health, and Housing.

We are working to build a county we can all FACE. Orange County United Way is committed to leading the way, but we need you to join us on this journey. Over the next 10 years, we are going to help our community FACE the challenges confronting Orange County families and children. With your support, WE can reach our goals in four key program areas:

EDUCATION: cut the high school dropout rate in half

INCOME: reduce poverty in Orange County, cutting the percentage of financially unstable families by 25 percent

HEALTH: increase the number of healthy youth by one-third, with a focus on childhood obesity prevention

HOUSING: cut the percentage of housing-insecure and homeless children in Orange County by half

INCOME:
Poverty is more complex than a shortfall in income. It is about the series of circumstances, choices and opportunities—both missed and taken—that amount to a cycle of instability and hardship, which in turn, affects our greater community. However, we can turn that around. By providing the resources necessary to obtain stable incomes for local families, we can ensure stronger outcomes for our community.

Helping Orange County’s most underserved population find secure financial footing makes sense for all of us. As individuals and families become more stable, the infrastructure of our community will improve, because when more people have access to tools like employment training, financial literacy services and a path to decent jobs that pay living wages, the more these individuals and their families are able to contribute to Orange County’s economic growth and to realize their full potential.

For additional information on Orange County United Way Income Initiatives follow the below link: 
http://www.unitedwayoc.org/income