Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company has launched their 2nd Annual Community Rewards Program and Women With a Vision is one of the non-profits in the running for a grant! For the winners, the funds will be awarded in one $25,000 gift, one $10,000 gift, one $5,000 gift, three $2,000 gifts, and four $1,000 gifts […]
WWAV Outreach Workers Prepare for Launch of Transgender Women Circles
Wendi Cooper, Women With a Vision’s Community Navigator, has been preparing for the launch of WWAV’s “Girls With a Pearl” series, doing outreach in the French Quarter and across the city to inform transgender women about the new program. Girls With a Pearl is a social mixer and safe space for transgender women, combining conversation, […]
Rewatch Deon Haywood on MHP's Super Bowl Special!
On Sunday, February 2, 2014, Women With a Vision’s Executive Director Deon Haywood appeared on msnbc’s Melissa Harris Perry Show on a panel entitled, “Sex, Money, and the Super Bowl,” alongside guests Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation, Joy Reid, Managing Editor of TheGrio.com, and Yamiche Alcindor, National Reporter at USA Today. WWAV was […]
Deon Haywood Celebrated as a "Do'er" this Black History Month
This Black History Month, Planned Parenthood celebrated 98 leaders, who they called “dream keepers,” from the African Diaspora on their website. Women With a Vision’s Executive Director Deon Haywood was honored in their “Do’er” list — for being a leader on the front line of the movement for social change. According to Planned Parenthood, “[Do’ers] […]
WWAV Supporters Take to the Street With Style and Charm: It's Not Too Late To Get Your WWAV T-shirt!
WWAV supporters have been rocking their new WWAV t-shirts near and far, from the Deep South to the cold North. We’re making a movement, and it’s not too late to take part! Are you looking for a stylish new tee? A tee that will also help raise funds for one of your favorite New-Orleans-based harm […]