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 …
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.
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 in the News!
WANDA Executive Director Danika Dellor discussed the difficulties facing mothers during the pandemic. San Francisco Chronicle spoke with Danika as well as WANDA mom Charisse Fontes about their experience. Additionally, CBS Bay Area’s segment on …
New Faculty Profile – Mansi Goel
WANDA welcomes new career advancement faculty member Mansi Goel. Previously an executive at Google, Mansi Goel is now an Executive Coach focused on empathic and effective leadership. She uses her 15+ years as a global-level …
WANDA Mom – Profile of Success – Elisha St. Laurent
Congratulations Elisha St. Laurent, class of 2018! I joined WANDA cohort 8 in 2015. My story is one filled with many hurdles, but victory has always been my goal. I had my son at 16 …
WANDA Supported Through PayPal Gives
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 …
Asset and Match Request
This video explains each of the assets that you are allowed to invest your savings and matching funds in. We also cover how to request your matching funds.