Hosted by WANDA Board Member Glowe Chang, our recent Founders Luncheon brought together WANDA’s original three co-founders Dianne Giancarlo, Susan Kokores and Luba Kipnis, and founding donors from our Leadership Circle to reflect on the …
WANDA Mom Spotlight: Marta, Cohort 10
I didn’t learn about budgeting or how to save properly until I participated in WANDA. As a single mother of two, I worked hard to provide for my kids while also helping care for my …
The Price of Access: The EcoMOMics™ of Care
Health insurance is a safety net that protects individuals from big, unexpected financial losses. Whether families can actually access this service effectively, without draining precious time and financial resources, is another question. After reading Veronica’s …
WANDA Mom Spotlight: Veronica, Cohort 18
The life I live today is a reflection of the incredible people who have empowered me to expand my goals and create a successful life for me and my daughter. My faith, coupled with their …
WANDA Mom Spotlight: Myeshia, Cohort 8
I grew up in a household where talking about money was somewhat taboo. We could afford things or we couldn’t, but we didn’t discuss it. We lived on Section 8, and over the years I …
Adaptive Precision: The EcoMOMics™ of Single Motherhood
For nearly twenty years, we have described the women in our program as the CEOs, COOs, and CFOs of their own lives. Managing a household, raising children, making decisions about education and employment, and planning …
WANDA Mom Spotlight, Amber Gougis, Cohort 18
My experience growing up with a single mother has heavily influenced my financial education and the path I’d like to take in parenting my daughter. As a child, I witnessed my mother’s perseverance and determination …
Beyond Income: The EcoMOMics™ of Essential Wealth
For decades, conversations about economic mobility have centered on income. We have measured success by whether families earn more, whether wages increase, or whether someone crosses an arbitrary income threshold. Those measures matter, but they …
WANDA Mom Spotlight Siobhán Togliatti, Cohort 18
Joining WANDA was one of the first steps I took towards regaining my independence and setting myself and my children up for success after my divorce this year. I grew up as the daughter of …
WANDA Instructor Spotlight: Mansi Goel
As an instructor with WANDA, watching single mothers actively commit to working on themselves through the challenges they face, exploring their authenticity, finding empowerment, and reclaiming their true selves, has been a gift and a …