United Way Suncoast unveiled its new strategic vision in a special one-hour virtual presentation on Sept. 9. Hosted by 10 Tampa Bay Brightside anchor Frank Wiley, the presentation featured CEO Jessica Muroff guiding viewers through a series of conversations about how United Way Suncoast, one of the region’s leading nonprofits, plans to continue lifting up…
United Way Suncoast is pleased to announce our third annual Tax-a-thon on Saturday, February 8 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. If you earned less than $66,000, you don’t need to pay $200 or more for simple tax preparation. IRS-certified volunteers will prepare your taxes and ensure you get the largest refund for which you…
by Kyle TaylorGuest Writer If one rite of passage to adulthood is racking up a bunch of debt, I was an overachiever. Before I even turned 30, I was staring down more than $50,000 in student and credit card debt — with no idea how to dig out of it. A little education in managing…
Did you know 3 out of 5 families are struggling to make ends meet in some zip codes in Manatee, DeSoto and Sarasota Counties? Did you know 43% of working households cannot cover basic needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation and health care? The ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report, released in…
For the last 40 years, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been making life better for millions of workers. You may have extra money waiting for you. If you qualify and claim the credit, it could be as much as $6,318 from the IRS for some workers. Don’t be the one in five that…
REGISTER HERE. You’re invited to a summit on the newly released 2018 ALICE Report presented by our Women United affinity group on Monday, April 8th at 8:30AM at the State College of Florida. 43% of households in our region struggle to pay for basic needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation, health care and…
With the results of a comprehensive comparison study against nearly 20 peers, Tampa area officials and business leaders have a core challenge: to recruit and retain talent. by: Mark Gordon What will Tampa Bay be when it grows up? That metaphorical question is the crux of the 2019 Tampa Bay Regional Competitiveness Report. The…
By Christopher O’Donnell TAMPA — A free meal from a food bank can serve as an instant boost for a family struggling to afford to be able to eat. But when that family still needs help the following day, and the following week, free meals alone are not the answer. That’s the theory behind a major…
By Barbara Peters Smith Staff Writer Posted Feb 6, 2019 at 4:57 AM Updated Feb 6, 2019 at 7:34 AM United Way’s report on struggling households counts the cost of low wages While a humming investment environment and bubbling property values have helped restore financial stability to millions of Americans in the last decade, one sector — including many who don’t own stocks or homes…
By Christopher O’Donnell Published February 6 Updated February 6 Spending is up and unemployment down, which means Florida’s economic indicators have been heading the right way for several years. But the untold story of the state’s economic rebound is that it bypassed almost half of Florida households, which are still struggling to pay for basic needs, according to…
