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May 16, 2013
Knowledge is Power
Meet OUR neighbor, Donald Carter.
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May 1, 2013
You’re Never Too Young to Get Your Finances in Check
Our 19-year-old neighbor, Jerome, learned a valuable lesson after a visit to our SparkPoint OC center at Abrazar in Westminster: you’re never too young to get your finances in check. Read his story and find out how he went from having no score to one that enabled him to get a loan for his first car.
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April 9, 2013
From Hard Times to Honors Student
Our WPF Grant Program helps women in need find hope. After dropping out of high school at a young age, OUR neighbor, Beth Sutch, faced an uphill battle on her path to self-sufficiency. Wanting a better life for herself, she was introduced to the WPF Grant Program, and now she is an honors student at 51.
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March 25, 2013
From Hopelessness to Success
Meet OUR neighbor, Michel—once career-less, car-less, and lacking hope, Michel is now on the path to self-sufficiency with help from our Women’s Philanthropy Fund Grant Program.
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February 15, 2013
New Attitude + Great GPA = Promising Future
If you met Gisel Marmolejo, a sophomore at Westminster High School, three years ago, she would have been the last person you would’ve chosen to be a student advocate for education. Find out how she changed her attitude and put herself on the path to success.
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December 12, 2012
Help, When It’s Needed Most
When Rich Sulsona heard about United Way while watching T.V. commercials during football games, he never thought he would be the recipient of the organization’s generosity. But, after he and his family were unexpectedly and quickly forced out of their rented Irvine townhome when the property’s owners decided to sell it, he became a beneficiary of the network of support offered by United Way, and an advocate for our movement to improves lives.
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December 3, 2012
Clothes and New-Found Confidence
After relocating to Orange County from San Diego after a family tragedy, Elizabeth found herself in a new place with no idea where to turn for support. Having worked at a workforce development nonprofit for years, Elizabeth understood the hardships of getting back on the path to self-sufficiency. However, Elizabeth never imagined that she would be in need of a hand UP.
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September 3, 2012
Overcoming Obstacles and Standing Strong
Christine is a survivor in more ways than one. She’s a shining example of what can happen when the concept of Collective Impact is put into practice to help people in our community get back on their feet and on the pathway to strength and self-sufficiency.
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July 30, 2012
SparkPoint OC: The Path to Financial Stability For Many in Need
Getting back on the path to financial stability hasn’t been easy for our neighbor, Antonio. But with the help of the case managers at SparkPoint OC, our five-month-old financial empowerment center, he’s making progress.
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July 20, 2012
Homework, Hard Work, and Hoops
Meet OUR neighbor, Nhi, a Garden Grove student that went from being shy and unsure about her studies to becoming a standout student-athlete thanks to a ‘powerful’ after school program.