Apr 7, 2023 | News, success-stories
Corinna Chan’s journey with WANDA has been one of perseverance and transformation. Originally a member of cohort 13, financial difficulties made it impossible for Corinna to save for several months, forcing her to drop out of the program. However, she refused to...
Mar 20, 2023 | News, success-stories
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 our next partnership cohort with MidPen...
Feb 17, 2023 | News, success-stories
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...
Feb 14, 2023 | News, success-stories
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 our moms to explore what makes a tradition and how they have opportunities to...
Oct 14, 2021 | News, success-stories
“I have volunteered in so many different nonprofit organizations over the last 7 years. To be frank I’m not sure where exactly or who directed me to WANDA but, what I do know is that it has been a huge blessing. I wanted to join WANDA because they offered so many...
Mar 26, 2020 | News, success-stories
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 years old, just a junior in high school. As any young teen I was not prepared for a...
