In 2010 New Economics for Women celebrated its 25th Year Anniversary.
Here are a few milestones we achieved along the way.
Twenty-five Years of Passion and Impact
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1985 – 2010: Twenty-five Years of Passion and Impact 1985 Began with a dream of Latinas from Comision Femenil 1986 UCLA conducted feasibility study and provided technical assistance 1987 Identified development sites in the San Fernando Valley 1988 Latina single parents determined community housing design 1989 Opened escrow on first site in Belmont area of Pico Union 1990 Opened first business office and hired executive director 1991 Fully funded the first affordable housing development with childcare and supportive services 1992 Acquired several locations to provide on-site social services 1993 Opened first affordable housing development - Casa Loma “Project of the Year" by So CA Assoc of Nonprofit Housing "Honoree for Partnership Achievement” by Social Compact 1994 Began construction on La Posada and La Villa Mariposa "National Achievement Award for Services to Families" from Parent Magazine 1995 Opened La Posada, to serve single teen mothers and their children “Great Western Shaw Award” for excellence in affordable housing “Maxwell Award of Excellence” from Fannie Mae for Casa Loma 1996 Opened La Villa Mariposa to serve large families and seniors “National La Promesa Award” for the Mariposa program 1997 Launched first bilingual home ownership educational/lending program. Awarded $1.8 mil for rehabilitation of the Prosperity Center 1998 "Sustained Excellence Award" from Fannie Mae Foundation Opened Tres Palmas for large families 1999 Opened Guadalupe Terrace for single parent families in East LA “Ray of Hope Award” from Hispanas Organized for Political Equality 2000 “La Promesa de un Futuro Brillante Award” from the National Latino Children’s Institute for La Posada 2001 Conducted charter school feasibility study and reached agreement with LAUSD to build and operate charter schools 2002 Established La Posada fundraising event paying tribute to mothers 2003 Opened NEW Academy of Science and Art (NASA) charter school 2004 Selected by United Way to operate Individual Development Accounts (IDA), a savings match program for NEW residents 2005 Opened EADS, Tierra del Sol, and NEW Academy Canoga Park 2006 “Maxwell Award for Outstanding Public Private Partnership” "Charles L. Edison Tax Credit Excellence Award” for Tierra del Sol 2007 Opened Vista Monterey for seniors 2008 “Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award” from Bank of America 2009 Welcomed Arroyo Vista Health Center as a tenant of NEW in the Prosperity Center 2010 Opened Dennis P. Zine Community Center in Canoga Park Recognized as a “Top Performing Nonprofit” by California Community Foundation |
25th Anniversary Celebration
NEW staff and guests paid tribute to the organization’s 25 Year Anniversary with a celebration at the Biltmore Hotel in December 2010. Bea Stotzer, cofounder and Board President of New Economics for Women, assembled an illustrious panel of NEW founders and long-term supporters to share their memories about the challenges and rewards of creating NEW.
“We recognized that if you don’t have an economic voice, you don’t have any voice. We had the audacity to think we could make a difference.”
- Rebecca Morales, NEW CoFounder
25th Anniversary Celebration
