Our Mujer Avanzando Partnership
The Eleanor Foundation's partnership with Mujer Avanzando helped Irisbel and several other Latinas in the Pilsen/Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Read more about our partnership here.
Sharing Her Story, Speaking to Success
July 13, 2009
Irisbel Ramirez, a Mujer Avanzando program participant, is already speaking out. A single working mother, Ramirez shared her story at a public hearing on the value of education—having recently completed Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) classes and started work as a phlebotomist at Loyola Hospital. Through Mujer Avanzando, she started a savings account, opened an IRA, and charted an extended career path. Within two years, she plans to become a registered nurse specializing in forensics.
"I love this program. We're like family. We share our problems and help each other out. It changed the way I think," shared Ramirez. "I have become stronger as a woman. I believe everything is possible. I want to move up, earn more and encourage other women to be strong."
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the Network
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2012 Grants of $850,000
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2010 Grants Total $1.2 Million,
Expand Eleanor Network
Eleanor's 2009 Awards Provide
$729,000 to Local Organizations
Eleanor Completes Third Year of
Self-Sufficiency Grants with $685,950
in 2008
Eleanor Foundation's 2007 Grants
Total $995,000 to Build Network
Eleanor Foundation Launches
Self-Sufficiency Initiative
with $1.5 Million in 2006
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