What does the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona DO?

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She volunteers with the WFSA-funded Women’s Literacy Network, neighborhood women helping neighborhood women. An immigrant and college graduate, she helps women earn GEDs and prepare for college and employment.

As the women achieve, they teach their children the power that comes with reading and acquiring knowledge.

Photo by: Elvira Butler

Through the Women’s Transition Project in Bisbee, Tami found shelter, learned computer skills and worked in an art gallery that benefits the agency.

Now she helps other women overcome addiction and gain confidence and professional experience to re-tool their lives.

WFSA funding assisted 25 WTP women and their families this year.


Liz helps keep clients like

Jacqueline healthy, mobile and

positive about life. With education

and credentials, stable employment

and better pay for these workers

comes improved quality of long-

term care for aging Americans.

With WFSA funds, the Direct Care

Workers Association sent Liz and

others for national leadership

training.


Mary came to America 10 years ago.

The WFSA-funded International

Rescue Committee trained her and

seven successfully resettled refugee

women to be Well-Being Promoters.

They work in the home with newly

arrived women like Akech to teach

them the skills necessary to begin

anew in America.


“Before WFSA, the importance of

„women giving‟ was a relatively new

idea to me, despite being a life-

long feminist. But the young women

of our Unidas program already know

that true social change—an end to

sexism and to the marginalization

and oppression of women—cannot

occur without women bringing to

bear and focusing their own, ever

increasing, financial power and

resources.”

Photo by: Tom Veneklasen

She spoke about her Unidas

experience to a crowd of 800+

people at the 2011 WFSA annual

luncheon.

Unidas gives high school aged girls

an opportunity to gain experience in

community service and

grantmaking.

Dari is now at Harvard.


Her favorite painting is "Women's

Traveling Dreaming" by Wintjja

Napaltjarre of the Warlpiri people

in central Australia. The differing

circles represent for Jan, the many

and varied connections with others

in her life. Those important

connections include WFSA.


They had the foresight to

start this organization in

1991 and continue to change

lives through their ongoing

support. Thank you!


“Photography is my means of

expression, creating images of

nature, architecture and abstracts.

The WFSA annual report

assignment allowed me to

experience working with people,

which I thoroughly enjoyed.”

Find Elvira’s recently completed

photo book of Tucson at

www.elvirabutlerphotography.com

http://www.elvirabutlerphotography.com/

“It is changed lives that illustrate the impact of WFSA's work and open donors' minds and hearts. I enjoy writing about special women who give through WFSA because they care about helping other women and girls change their lives for the better.

It’s been my pleasure to serve as editor of the report.”

Pictured with Vinda Loo

Photo by: John Sartin

“It has been an honor to be a part

of some of the WFSA marketing &

communications projects over the

past year. As I design the annual

report, working with the images and

stories of courageous women, I'm

reminded of how fortunate I have

been. I'm happy to help WFSA get

the word out on the importance of

improving women's lives.”

“What a great privilege to interview

the staff and clients of agencies

who benefited from WFSA grants.

Their stories are inspiring. These

women sing with hope and

potential. They emerge from

hardship to smile and work and plan

for a bright future. Our donors are

investing wisely.”


“Writing for this annual report has

been extremely rewarding. Getting

the chance to meet and interview

women from various backgrounds,

all with amazing stories, was very

inspirational and eye-opening. It has

been a wonderful experience that I

will never forget.”

Photo by: Steven Trujillo

“We have made great strides in

supporting women and girls over the

past 30 years and the stories of

WFSA's grantees reaffirms that the

dreams of women and girls can be

reached when a community comes

together to provide innovative

solutions to the barriers they face.”

“I would love to tell you more about the work of the Foundation. And let me know if you would like a copy of the annual report.”

520-622-8886

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This slide show was created by WFSA board member

and Marketing/Communications Committee chair Deborah Daun

to thank the all-volunteer annual report team:

Elvira Butler, Maria DelVecchio, Laurel Mooney, Krista Neis, and Cheryl O‟Donnel;

as well as other members of the all-volunteer WFSA Marketing/Communications

Committee: Helen Gomez Bernard, Erin Collier, Polly Dithmer, and Evan Sullivan.

Thanks also to outgoing committee members Sara Hammond and Carmen Orozco.

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