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Latest News
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Board Approves Endorsement of Measure A - Healthy Kids
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 UnitedWaySV's Board of Directors recently endorsed Measure A, the Santa Clara County Healthy Kids Parcel Tax, on the November 2010 ballot. Passage of Measure A is necessary to prevent thousands of children from losing their insurance and to ensure that all eligible county children have access to health coverage including preventative healthcare services, early detection and treatment. Support of this measure aligns with UnitedWaySV's 2013 goal of providing 100% of local children with access to routine health care. Email Megan Tracz if you'd like to support efforts to pass Measure A.
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Accredits SIREN
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 Congratulations to United Way partner agency, SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network) on receiving approval to provide quality, low-cost immigration legal services to low-income immigrants in Santa Clara County. According to Tuan Nguyen, Immigrant Services Program Director, SIREN intends to open its legal doors to the community on October 1, with a focus on family visa and domestic violence petitioning. United Way supports programs like SIREN because gaining citizenship helps local people increase their financial stability and independence through expanded employment opportunities.
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Congress Delivers a Health Care Victory for Local Kids
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 Today, the United States House of Reps approved a bill that extends critically-needed federal Medicaid funding for California that will help over 71,000 Santa Clara County children get the care they need to stay healthy and in school. California will receive approximately $1.3 billion to protect essential health care services for more than 3.5 million children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program. As California struggles with a mounting budget deficit, this funding will make it easier for the Governor and Legislature to avoid balancing the budget with cuts that will jeopardize the health and safety of our children. Read more...
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28 Years of Support and Going for Adam Kraten of UPS
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 UPS employee, Adam Kraten has been giving to the United Way campaign since 1982 when the two organizations began their relationship. "My goal in life is to leave it better than I found it. It is what I teach my children. My giving to United Way started when someone leaned over and said just give a buck. It grew from there as I got more involved and saw the faces that my money helped. Now, I just enjoy staying involved.... I get more than I give." Adam has managed the UPS San Jose Distribution Center's United Way campaign for over five years. Thank you for your support and your commitment to building a brighter future for local people.
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Free Financial Education Class Schedule
Calendario de Talleres Financieros Gratuitos
$60,000 Awarded in
Financial Education Partnership Grants
United Way Silicon Valley recently awarded a total of $60,000 in Financial Education Partnership Grants to eight local non-profit organizations. The one-year grants, valued at $7,500, were given to the following organizations to support the development of San Jose's basic financial education infrastructure for the Bank on San Jose program:
> Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
> Day Worker Center of Mountain View
> Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
> Center for Employment Training
> Momentum for Mental Health
> Sacred Heart Community Service
> Sunday Friends
> Women's Initiative
Funding for the partnership grants was provided by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation as part of its strategy to support asset building programs in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Bank on
San Jose
Bank on San Jose works to assist San Jose’s “unbanked” households open checking and personal savings accounts, build
a credit history, gain access to lower-cost sources of credit, and
invest for their future. This collaborative initiative brings the
unbanked population into the financial mainstream by opening
specially designed starter bank accounts while also stressing the
importance of and providing opportunities for financial education.
United Way Silicon Valley serves as the fiscal and coordinating
agent for this initiative bringing together California’s Office of the
Governor, financial institutions, the City of
San Jose, federal bank
regulatory agencies and community organizations.
Starter Bank Accounts
Bank on
San Jose provides an opportunity for an individual to gain
immediate access to a new account with any one of the
participating banks or credit unions as well as access to free
financial education.
Second Chance Accounts
For persons that have been placed in ChexSystems, Bank on
San Jose provides an opportunity for an individual to gain
immediate access to a new account with any one of our
participating banks or credit unions. If a person has a ChexSystems record, he/she must attend one of the FREE Bank on Basics Financial Education Classes and pass the Bank on San Jose Financial Education Quiz. Please see the links above for a listing of our weekly Bank on Basics classes.
For those persons not able to attend the regularly scheduled weekly classes, they may access an online financial education course. However, persons with ChexSystems records must complete in-person course AND bring Financial Education Certificate to a participating bank or credit union in order to be eligible for a Second Chance Account.
Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.
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Bank on San Jose
Grants in Action
Grant Recipient
"Sunday Friends"
Building Self-Esteem
Through Strong Credit
Learn More...
Uses Grant to Improve Trust in
Financial Institutions
Read More...
Now Accepting Applications
Grant Details / Qualifications
Grant Instructions
Related Links:
For More Information:
Jim Dale
408-345-4347
jim.dale@uwsv.org.
Resources
Bank on San Jose Online Financial Education
Bank on San Jose Online (Spanish) Educacion Financiera
Bank Account Descriptions & Participating Locations
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