Young Women Leaders (Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley)

01/01/2025

Wishing the class of 2025 a Happy New Year!

Here's to an exciting year to come!

12/21/2024

Happy Holidays from the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley Board.

Happy Holidays from the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley Board of Directors. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

12/20/2024

Attention YWL Alumni...Health Career Internship Opportunties.

Contact our community partner, OneFuture Coachella Valley

Health Career Connection's paid summer internship program helps students discover and pursue their authentic health career while addressing the healthcare workforce gap as diverse, capable, and value-driven professionals, advocates, and leaders. 🙌

🌟 Coachella Valley students: To be matched with local host sites like JFS of the Desert, COFEM CV, Kaiser, and more, you must have a home address in the Coachella Valley and be from our community. This program is offered in partnership with OneFuture Coachella Valley to support future healthcare leaders in our region.

The HCC program includes:
💼 Professional Development
💸 Educational Stipend
🌎 Community Building
🤲 Mentorship
🌐 Networking
📖 Exposure & Exploration

📲 Visit bit.ly/HCC2025CV to apply now!
🚨 Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Health Career Connection Desert Healthcare District FIND Food Bank COFEM Valle de Coachella COFEM CSUSB UCR Palm Desert Jewish Family Service of the Desert Alzheimer's Association® College of the Desert Hope Through Housing Foundation Lideres Campesinas City of Coachella

11/05/2024

Apply by Friday Nov. 8th

! ⚠️ Apply by Friday, November 8! OneFuture is offering scholarships on a competitive basis to students enrolled in College of the Desert's RN Expansion Cohort. Visit codnursing.c2nav.com to apply now! 💫🎓

College of the Desert Desert Care Network Eisenhower Health Desert Healthcare District IEHP

11/02/2024

YWL Engineering students, please check this out from our scholarship partner OneFuture Coachella Valley

The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship awards 400 high school seniors with college scholarships up to $40,000, internship opportunities at Amazon, and more! 💻💰

For high school seniors seeking to continue their computer science or engineering education in college, the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship program can make all the difference for a bright and developing future. 🌟

Learn more at https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/scholarship/sharingresources

⏰ Applications are due by December 19 at 1pm.

Coachella Valley Unified School District Desert Sands Unified School District Palm Springs Unified School District

11/02/2024

Hello Future Leaders, put to on your calendar!

09/27/2024

🚨Deadline Approaching 🚨

Young Women Leaders is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-25 educational scholarship program.

Female high school seniors (and juniors) throughout the Coachhella Valley are welcome to apply.

Students who complete the program are eligible to earn up to $2500 in scholarship awards.

📓$2500 towards a 4-year college/university
📓$1500 towards a 2-year college

Apply today!

📓Engage in actitivites designed to help you improve public speaking, presentation and leadership skills to prepare you for college and beyond.

📓Workshops include the art of networking, business etiquette, self defense, building your personal brand, budgeting and more.

Application deadline is October 7th.

Scan the QR code or apply only at
https://wlfdesert.org/young-women-leaders/

06/19/2024

It fills me with so much joy to see our WLF Young Women Leaders scholarship recipients recognized for their hard work.

We are so greateful to community partners like Desert Oasis Healthcare for the generous scholarship contributions and how they go the extra mile to make students receiving their scholarships a part of their community.

Congratulations to 2023-24 scholarship Lota Uyanwune and
2022-23 scholarship recipient Daniella Agras.

Watch the full interview here:

We sit down with two remarkable young women, Lota and Daniela, who receive the prestigious Desert Oasis Healthcare scholarships in partnership with the Women...

06/01/2024

Women Leaders Forum of Coachella Valley celebrated the future women leaders of Coachella Valley at the annual Women Who Rule Awards and Scholarship Luncheon. Students receiving scholarships completed an 8-month program which designed to help students develop their leaderships skills as they prepare for college and beyond.

Each engaging monthly workshop centered around a specific theme presented by local business women from a variety of background and careers. From developing networking skills, building a personal brand, creating a budget, gaining etiquette skills, and cultivating mentor relationships, Young Women Leaders is shaping the future of Coachella Valley.

Please join us in celebrating our 2024 scholarship recipients.

Nicolle Aguilar, UC Berkeley
Zoey Batras, USC
Isabella Bororquez, University of Redlands
Maria Carlos, CS San Bernadino
Celeste Carrasco, CS San Bernadino
Paloma Castaneda, UCLA
Angelia De La Torre, UC Irvine
Caitlyn Dortch, COD
Nicole Escobar, COD
Angelica Godoy, COD
Arely Gonzalez Orozco, UC Berkeley
Mia Guttierez, UCLA
Azul Hernandez, CS Fullerton
Teresa Martinez, Arizona State University
Barbara Moreno, COD
Melissa Moreno, COD
Maya Murillo, CS San Bernadino
Valeria Oliva, CS San Bernadino
Isabel Perez, Metropolitan State University
Jenitza Perez, UC Davis
Valeria Pimentel, Univ. of the Pacific
Giovanna Rodriguiez, COD
Sienna Rodriguez, UC Santa Barbara
Athziri Saldana, UC Riverside
Xitaly Saldana Maciel, University of San Diego
Truc Pham, COD
Lota Uyanwune, UCLA






Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley

05/17/2024

Congratulations Young Women Leaders, so excited to see where the future takes you!