by Kristyn Senters | Jul 9, 2020 | Army of Advocates
This month, our focus is on housing stability. For most Texas women, housing is their largest monthly expense. Where a woman lives determines where her children go to school, how long her commute to work is, and whether she feels safe. Did you know, in Texas the...
by Kristyn Senters | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Via: Dallas Business Journal By: Bill Hethcock Mariama Sagna knows the challenges of working in male-dominated industries. In various jobs in financial services and information technology, she has learned to speak her mind, own her voice and overcome stereotypes that...
by Kristyn Senters | Jul 8, 2020 | Economic Security, News
Via: Dallas Business Journal By: Bill Hethcock Elizeth Diaz has worked hard for many years toward her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and she looks forward to graduating in August from Dallas Baptist University. But with $60,000 in student loan debt, an 8-year-old...
by Kristyn Senters | Jul 2, 2020 | Economic Security, News
Via: KERA By: Justin Martin The Texas Women’s Foundation defines the basic building blocks of financial security as child care, housing, education and health care. But what happens when those building blocks become stumbling blocks? The foundation’s newest...
by Kristyn Senters | Jul 1, 2020 | Economic Security, News
Via: Dallas Business Journal By: Bill Hethcock When the landlord wanted to raise the rent on the small two-bedroom apartment in North Dallas that Adriana Godines lived in with her husband and daughter, Godines thought it wasn’t worth it. “When they said they were...