4 Reasons We All Benefit when Women Are Empowered

On March 8, 2022   /   Discussing the Issues, Live and Learn Arizona  

It’s International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of empowered women! The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality. This is an issue important to everyone. The role women play in their communities has a massive impact on economic development, poverty rates, and sustainable development. One woman earning a promotion, landing an interview, becoming a homeowner is changing the trajectory of her family for generations. She is also improving her community in big ways. Like Sara, whose progress towards a better life is transforming her child’s future. At Live

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Live & Learn Quarterly Coffee Event: Childcare and Housing 

On February 28, 2022   /   Live and Learn Arizona, News & Events  

Live & Learn hosts quarterly coffee events about an important topic affecting women experiencing poverty in Maricopa County. At the first coffee event of 2022, Live & Learn focused on the interrelated issues of housing and childcare, with two local experts weighing in, while attendees enjoyed free coffee supplied by Empower Coffee Roasters. Stefanie Nader, who is currently a CaseWorker III / Program Manager for the Landlord Tenant and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance with the City of Phoenix) and a Live & Learn alumna, spoke on the housing issues in Arizona. Dr. Allison Mullady, who works for the Watts

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Success Story: Meet Emma

On February 22, 2022   /   Live and Learn Arizona, Success Stories  

Emma is a fiercely determined young woman. With Live & Learn’s support, she has found success at YearUp AZ, the Maricopa Community Colleges, and Bank of America. Her hard work has brought her from a life of difficulty to a place of stability, self-sufficiency, and hope. Emma and her siblings grew up in Phoenix, raised by a single mother. “Growing up, things were hard,” Emma reflects. In high school, she devoted herself to her schoolwork with great drive and determination. She studied and worked hard, and she succeeded. After graduation, Emma went to work, with her same drive and determination.

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Connecting and Inspiring at Empower Hour

On February 9, 2022   /   Live and Learn Arizona  

Live & Learn hosts Empower Hours the last Saturday of every month as an opportunity for women to connect with one another to build a strong internal community and inspire each other. At the end of January, women in the Live & Learn program joined the monthly Empower Hour to create a vision board for 2022. Vision boards are designed to visually set goals. Women used recycled materials, pasted on a blank canvas. Typically, these vision boards are displayed somewhere to be reminded of the goals in place for the year. April, a mom of two, designed her vision board

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Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Invests in Women

On January 20, 2022   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona  

The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation (deltadentalaz.com) works to promote good oral health practices and increase access to dental care for underserved Arizonans. For 2022, Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation has made a generous grant of $12,000 to support Live & Learn’s unique Healthy Women, Healthy Families initiative. I’ve never gone to a dentist. I’m going to go to Mexico and get them all pulled I think.” Ana was 32 years old, a domestic violence survivor and mother of three, when she explained this to her Live & Learn Client Coordinator. Live & Learn coached Ana through seeing a local dentist

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Searching for Housing: Meet Ella

On January 10, 2022   /   Discussing the Issues, Live and Learn Arizona  

After four years on the waitlist, Ella received a Housing Choice Voucher Housing Choice Voucher Program — Housing Authority of Maricopa County (maricopahousing.org). Issued by the Housing Authority of Maricopa County, the Housing Choice Voucher Program allows low-income families to rent apartments. “When I first got the news, it was an amazing feeling, like after all I’ve been through, it’s going to be okay. This voucher means that I can give my daughter a home and I can go back to school.” However, Ella’s optimism quickly faded. In the three months since receiving her voucher, Ella has not been able

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Bank of America Names Live & Learn a Recipient of 2021 Neighborhood Builders®

On December 6, 2021   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona, News & Events  

Program Provides $200,000 in Flexible Funding and Leadership Development Training to Advance Economic Mobility in Phoenix  PHOENIX – Live & Learn and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation have been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their work in the Phoenix community addressing local issues around women’s personal and financial empowerment. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3ddI7Ke “As communities continue to recover and navigate a changing landscape, nonprofits are still experiencing significant demands and need resources to help meet critical local needs like supporting women experiencing poverty as they claim and create greater self-sufficiency,” said Benito Almanza, president,

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Live & Learn through the pandemic

On December 6, 2021   /   Live and Learn Arizona, News & Events  

Nearly two years since the world halted, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Live & Learn, like many other businesses and organizations had to pivot their routines to continue to support its clients. Live & Learn is a nonprofit organization that guides women out of generational poverty, provides resources and tools for women to use to succeed without governmental assistance. The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits reported “400 Arizona nonprofits reporting a total revenue loss of more than $91 million, a 52% drop in year-end giving and an increase of over $15 million in expenses primarily for PPE, supplies, and technology.” The

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A Mother’s Journey: Meet Amanda

On November 29, 2021   /   Live and Learn Arizona, Success Stories  

Amanda was pregnant and homeless when a friend referred to Live & Learn in October 2020. By December, she had found a part-time job and started a Medical Assistant Certification program. She was working hard to make sure she could provide stability to her baby once he came. However, Amanda experienced food insecurity and high stress during the first six months of her pregnancy. Now, she was putting in long days and grueling commutes by public transportation. Her body was struggling as she entered her third trimester. In January, her doctor ordered her on bed rest. She had to take

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Live & Learn Has Been Identified as a Mighty Changemaker

On November 8, 2021   /   Live and Learn Arizona, News & Events  

Live & Learn joins Valley of the Sun United Way and a coalition of partners working for Mighty Change. Live & Learn has joined Valley of the Sun United Way and a coalition of other nonprofit organizations as a partner in MC2026, United Way’s new five-year plan to create mighty change in Maricopa County. Together, Live & Learn, United Way and other MC2026 partners will implement vital strategies to tackle bold goals which focus on creating solutions for the community’s most pressing needs. Specifically, Live & Learn will work to empower women to secure stable, safe housing for their families. 

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