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WANDA Mom Buys Home with WANDA Matched Savings!
Megan Cullen is about to accomplish something that many WANDA moms dream of - using her WANDA matched savings funds toward the purchase of a home. This month she will close escrow on a house in Redwood City. At last she will be able to provide a tangible “safe spot,”...
WANDA Mom Runs for San Mateo – Foster City Schoolboard
We are proud of our WANDA Mom, Noelia Corzo, who is running for San Mateo - Foster City School Board. The vote will be held in San Mateo County on Nov 7th, 2017. View the impressive list of Noelia's endorsements on her website. You can also donate to her campaign. Let...
WANDA Graduation Spring 2017
WANDA Graduation Spring 2017 This April WANDA celebrated the graduating class of 2017 from Cohort 7. The packed event featured inspiring keynote speaker Laurie Cozart, motivating Cohort 7 speaker Leiana Quintero, delicious catering by WANDA Alumna Megan Land's company...
The WANDA 2017 Impact Evaluation Summary Now Available
Some of the impressive highlights of the program evaluation study: WANDA Moms reported significant increases in successful goal setting once engaged in the WANDA program. Alumnae moms reported significant increases in income, up to 150% higher than before and during...
Graduates represent WANDA at 450+ attendee event!
WANDA was awarded a $100,000 grant from the proceeds from the Bella Vista League’s Wonderful Witchy Women “Brewing Happiness” event on October 28th! This marks the largest single grant awarded to WANDA to date! WANDA received 4 rounds of applause and a standing...
WANDA’s Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016 Now Available
WANDA published our most recent Annual Report covering fiscal year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016. We are so grateful to our supporters and partners for helping us achieve success this last year. Read the report here: 2015-2016 WANDA Annual Report
WANDA Launches New Partnership!
WANDA will partner with Mid Peninsula Housing, one of the nation’s leading non-profit developers, owners and managers of high-quality affordable housing for low income individuals starting in 2017. Mid Pen manages 95 properties in Northern California. WANDA will be...
WANDA featured on NBC Bay Area!
WANDA was recently profiled by reporter Ryann Vargas on NBC Bay Area! See the full story here. Special thank you to WANDA alumna Valerie Turner, for sharing her story.
WANDA Welcomes New Leadership Circle Members!
WANDA welcomed Joni Cropper and Gab Layton as our newest Leadership Circle members. Joni Cropper is a UCLA graduate in economics with a career as a VP commercial lender working for Union Bank, Bank of California and most recently, City National Bank. In 2005, she...
Support Update!
WANDA has been selected as a grant recipient by the Bella Vista League (BVL)! Proceeds from the BLV’s keynote “Wonderful Witchy Women” event on October 28th will benefit WANDA along with two other nonprofits. Check the WWW website for more information on how to...