WANDA was awarded a $5,000 grant through PayPal Gives and joined over a dozen nonprofit grantees at a special presentation at PayPal headquarters in San Jose. Thank you to long-term supporter Anel Muller for nominating …
WANDA Kicks off MidPen Training
WANDA launched its first official Elevate partnership with MidPen Housing in January. We trained a number of MidPen staff in the WANDA curriculum covering Financial Literacy, Career Advancement and Life Skills. READ MORE The training …
WANDA Elevates Through Covid 19
It has been a tradition for WANDA to begin our newsletter with a success story about one of our amazing moms and we have included it in this current Spring edition, but want to first …
Leadership Circle Luncheon 2019
Our annual Leadership Circle Luncheon, held on October 16, 2019, was enjoyed by WANDA moms, supporters and staff. Every year we celebrate the impact WANDA has helping single moms achieve their potential. Many thanks to …
WANDA Poised for Growth in 2020
WANDA E3 = Elevate Of the 11 million single parent families with children under the age of 18, more than 80% are headed by single mothers, and 34% of those families live in poverty. California …
In Memory of Barbara Jones – Early WANDA Contributor
This special article is in honor and memory of Barbara Jones, whose continuous participation and great generosity to WANDA enabled many struggling single mothers in our community to achieve financial stability. Barbara Ellis Jones passed …
Susana Jimenez: Tenacity and resourcefulness pays off
Congratulations to Susana and her family! This summer Susana’s offer on a house in Bay Point was accepted, her WANDA matching funds were wired to the lender, and she closed on her home in late …
How a WANDA Silicon Valley Mom Helped Build Her Own Affordable Home
Julieta Aquino strolls proudly through her gleaming new home, a modest split-level condo on a busy thoroughfare in Fremont. With her 14-year-old daughter in tow, she scans the still-sparsely furnished, open floor plan living room-kitchen, …
San Francisco 49er’s Community Welcome WANDA Moms
The 49ers wide receivers (and a few special guests) welcomed a number of women’s empowerment groups to the first #49ersCamp Community Corner! “Thanks for joining us today BAWSI, CityTeam, Help A Mother Out, Oakland Elizabeth House, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and WANDA …
Your Mom Raised You Right!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our successful Mother’s Day giving campaign. Our message is: Your Mom Raised You Right! Show her by donating to WANDA in her honor for Mother’s Day! We sent …