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WANDA works closely with partner organizations and individuals to recruit participants, scale our program offerings, and refer our participants to complementary programs and services. If your organization or agency is interested in discussing a partnership with WANDA, please complete our Partnership Profile form.
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WANDA depends on the expertise of volunteer instructors and in-kind organizational support to deliver our program. If you feel you have something to contribute, please email [email protected] for more information.
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Stats — Why We Invest in Single Mother Success
Over 1 in 4 San Francisco Bay Area working families struggled to cover their daily needs in 2021, according to a new study released by United Ways of California in 2023. The Real Cost Measure in California factors the costs of housing, health care, child care, transportation and other basic needs that are not captured by the outdated federal poverty measurement to reveal the true cost of a decent standard of living in California.
- Specific to Single Mothers: 6 in 10 households led by single mothers (64%) fall below the Real Cost Measure.
- Housing: Nearly 4 in 10 households in the region (35%) pay at least 30% of their income on housing, which is considered a dangerous threshold by affordable housing advocates.
- Child Care:
- Child care costs are the second-highest, only behind housing costs. +70% of WANDA moms spend more than 30% on housing.
- In the Bay Area, the annual cost of child care for a family with two adults, one preschooler, and one school-aged child can reach $22,764. Imagine what one adult needs to pay.