A huge congratulations to one of our amazing Alumnas Blanca Medina for recently facilitating WANDA’s new Financial Literacy class focused on budgeting. We are thrilled to announce that she will be the lead facilitator for …
Recap: “Beyond Surviving to Thriving”
Earlier this month, we attended the webinar “Beyond Surviving to Thriving: Building a Gender Equitable Economy Based on Womens’ Lived Experience,” hosted by Asset Funders Network (AFN). This engaging event highlighted “Women in the Economy,” …
Happy Women’s History Month
Happy Women’s History Month! All March long, we are celebrating mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers; honoring the contributions, experiences, and individuality of women everywhere. March 8 marked International Women’s Day and March 12 marked …
DiversityInc Profiles WANDA Mom, Charisse
WANDA alumna Charisse Fontes shares her story in this DiversityInc article, “Race, Homelessness and the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility.” Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3YWZ3u5 “When Fontes was homeless, she was determined to improve her children’s lives. . …
Levi’s® and Fred Warner Treat Single Mothers to Holiday Shopping | 49ers
This past holiday season, San Francisco 49er Fred Warner partnered with Levi’s® to host a shopping event exclusively for our single mothers. WANDA moms were treated to clothes for themselves as recognition of their role …
Alumna Spotlight: Charisse Fontes
At the end of last year, one of our very own alumna Charisse Fontes had a full circle moment as she taught one of WANDA’s most popular seminars, “The Value of Traditions.” The seminar allows …
WANDA Awarded Grants from Atkinson Foundation and Sutter Health
We are thrilled to share that the Atkinson Foundation and Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation each awarded WANDA $10,000 in grant funding in support of our program and operations. We’d like to extend our …
Keep Moving Forward
Moving forward is what WANDA moms do – they overcome obstacles and build a legacy of accomplishment that inspires others and changes their family’s trajectory upwards. MLK honored his mother and talked of how the …
WANDA Awarded Two Year Grant under CZI Community Fund Initiative
We are excited to share that we’re one of the 64 orgs in San Mateo County who will receive funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Community Fund! CZI Community Fund is an annual grantmaking program that …
Giving Thanks – Child of a Single Mother
have been lucky to lead WANDA for just over 8.5 years now. I joined as the Executive Director in 2014, shortly after the birth of my first daughter. The mission really resonated with me. I …