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Responding to COVID-19

Our 27th annual luncheon is ON – in your living room! Join the Living Room Luncheon at noon on Tuesday, April 28 on Facebook live or right here on our website. The event is free to allow people of all circumstances to attend, but if you are able, please consider making luncheon gift today; the work for women and girls is most relevant in times of crisis. RSVP on Facebook >>

Let’s foster community and lift each other up during these difficult times. Please check out our new #SuperShero project, an online hub to inform and uplift, by womxn and for womxn. Here, you’ll find interviews with our nonprofit partners about what’s happening on the ground, advice from other women, and links to support resources.

As part of WFSA’s response to the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 pandemic, all team members are working from home until further notice. While the physical office is closed for in-person meetings, we remain available by phone, email, and Zoom. Our business activities will continue with as little disruption as possible, and voicemails received at the office phone system (520-622-8886) will still be delivered.

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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Arizona 2019 examines the relationship between income, the recession, and costs to determine the ability for families across Arizona to meet basic needs. It goes beyond federal poverty guidelines to show us an accurate picture of what Arizona families need to survive without assistance – and it reveals that financial hardship in Arizona is more widespread and severe than the federal government’s official poverty rate statistics would suggest.

Check out the interactive Self-Sufficiency Table where you can search by county and family size to see a breakdown of costs, including housing and child care, as well as wages required to make ends meet without public assistance.

In the last 10 years, our grantmaking has tripled. Yet, less than 8% of our all foundation giving in the U.S. goes to women and girls. We are so grateful to our donors for working to change this.

Grant Fact

Since 1991, we've awarded grants totaling over $4 Million
to more than 100 organizations covering a wide range of needs. Grants are made through annual competitive grant cycles, recommended from donor-advised funds and allocated through our Unidas program. Read our new interview series on transformational grantmaking and learn how your gift makes a difference.

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