Hike for Herstory was a great success!! To celebrate Women’s History Month, we partnered with our friends at Tough Women Only to hike Cuyamaca Peak on March 24th! We had a great group of hikers make the early morning trek to the top of Cuyamaca Peak, which offered some beautiful views on a perfect day. […]
Empowering Women Leaders FFWW partnered with Virtu Financial to bring another Women Veterans Leadership Workshop to the women warriors of New York City. Virtu’s team led workshops on personal branding, leadership, advancing your career, and interviewing. While we were in New York, our CEO Jodie Grenier spoke at the New York Stock Exchange during the […]
The Women of Influence Award goes to…. Congratulations to all the recipients of the Women of Influence Awards! A huge congratulations to the Veteran of Influence recipients, Kimberly Mitchell of Veterans Village San Diego and Jane Killer, UC Irvine Veteran Services Assistant Director. A special shout out to FFWW Ambassador Kevin Walton, recipient of the […]
Galentine’s Day in Carlsbad Our first Galentine’s Day Gala brought in gals and guys to our Carlsbad office to celebrate the important women in their lives. Guests mingled, took pictures at our photo booth, and enjoyed wine from Martian Winery and spirits from Montauk Distillery. We were happy to take time to celebrate important and […]
Foundation for Women Warriors always enjoys spending time with our Warrior Family and on November 6, we gathered our women veterans, their family, and friends to watch the Los Angeles Clippers play against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The STAPLES Center honored our Nation’s heroes in a special presentation of the National Anthem and took time to […]
Many thanks to all our friends, volunteers, and Tough Women Only for honoring our Nation’s Veterans during Veterans Day! Together we conquered the Iron Mountain Trail in Poway and celebrated our hard work at the Brigantine. Our volunteers were presented with certificate of recognition from the State of California Senator Joel Anderson. Our volunteers were […]
On Saturday, November 3, 500 women veterans were invited to the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego to shop for free business clothing, get professional makeovers, and receive professional development training in a variety of topics. Foundation for Women Warriors participated as a resource for San Diego women veterans, provided a team of event […]
We welcomed nearly 60 attendees to the grand opening of our Carlsbad office on October 24! Sponsored by Katerra, our guests enjoyed appetizers and cocktails with the incredible backdrop of the Palomar Airport flight deck while learning more about Foundation for Women Warriors and our mission. We were happy to mingle with our partners, supporters, […]
Our FFWW team provided professional development classes to 100 women at Camp Pendleton! These participants consisted of active duty and veteran Marines and sailors. The presentation was a modified and condensed version of our all-day Connect with Community workshops. Participants learned about creating their personal brand, leveraging LinkedIn to find a job, revamping their resume […]
We celebrated the move with an Open House event on September 13 in the North Hollywood Arts District with our friends, volunteers and donors. We also received a commendation from the Los Angeles County, Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. We look forward to the work ahead in our new office.