United Way Bay Area (UWBA) helps families struggling to meet basic needs, assists students and workers seeking employment and better careers, supports our neighbors working to achieve their financial stability goals, and advocates for housing justice for all Bay Area residents. UWBA mobilizes the Bay Area to dismantle the root causes of poverty and build equitable pathways to prosperity. Through initiatives and policy change, we provide immediate and long-term support for employment, housing, financial stability, and meeting basic needs. We partner with and mobilize local labor councils in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Contra Costa counties to connect union workers and their families with basic needs resources, legal services, and workforce training opportunities, and hardship funds.