Volunteer Spotlight: Sheetal Bagde

Sheetal Bagde is a Certified Financial Planner professional with extensive experience supporting high net worth families in investments, taxation, stock options, and estate planning. Sheetal has volunteered with WANDA for the last seven years, providing …

Alumna Spotlight: Corinna Chan

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 …

Alumna Spotlight: Blanca Medina

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. . …

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 …