After a delay due to the pandemic, WANDA and MidPen Housing kicked off their partnership pilot on September 16th. Longtime WANDA volunteer Jessica Lorenzo is working with MidPen staff to facilitate the sessions. This month, …
WANDA Kicks-off Cohort 14
WANDA launched our 14th cohort of amazing moms in September, marking our second virtual engagement! WANDA moms learned about the emotional side of money, how to budget and how to plan for unexpected emergencies. While …
Faculty Profile – Mansi Goel
Learn more about Mansi Goel, Executive and Group Coach who teaches WANDA’s “Interviewing Skills” seminar. Mansi is motivated to share her skills/services with people who may not have the means to engage in professional coaching. Learn …
Matching Grant
WANDA has achieved more than half of a $300,000 matching grant, but we have more to go! Please help us achieve our ⅔ goal before the end of 2021. There has never been a better time …
A Special Message to our WANDA Moms
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15th …
WANDA Mom Noelia Corzo Receives “Women of Courage” Award
On February 3rd, WANDA mom Noelia Corzo was one of three San Mateo County women to be awarded the first annual Women of Courage Award from the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. The online ceremony was attended …
The Legacy of Barbra Jones
WANDA has been awarded a generous three year grant through the Barbara Jones Memorial Fund. Barb was an early, sustaining supporter of WANDA. She believed wholeheartedly in our mission and was an engaged, thoughtful member …
WANDA Supported by the Sobrato Foundation
The Sobrato Family Foundation awarded WANDA with a generous two year gift under their Pathways for Success initiative. This grant builds upon the momentum of our long-term partnership with the Sand Hill Foundation towards expanding …
Faculty Profile: Ellen Shulman
Ellen Shulman is a career counselor, coach and consultant with over 10 years of experience working in private practice and with a global career services firm called Lee Hecht Harrison. She had multiple careers prior …
WANDA Launches Virtual Curriculum
In response to the Shelter in Place orders in March 2020, WANDA quickly pivoted to offer our quality educational curriculum online. We welcomed our largest and first ever online cohort in Fall 2020.