MUA has been meeting the educational needs of low-income Latina women for nearly three decades, helping them build skills for full, self-sufficient lives. MUA’s mission is to provide a means for Latina women with limited education or English language skills to effect social, political, and liberating changes in their families, in their community, and consequently in society.

During the winter of 1979, while teaching residents how to set up insulation material, a group of We-Can volunteers discovered that a great number of Latinas did not know how to speak English. We-Can volunteers gathered in a local church basement to teach English to low-income mothers. Since our program’s inception in 1979, we have helped 5,725 women and 1,200 children. To date, roughly 1,300 women have obtained their GEDs; 3,200 women have learned English; 3,600 are working; 630 have enrolled in college; 550 have found housing; and more. 1,075 children have gained readiness for school.

We look forward to many more years of improving our communities and to help immigrant families realize a better life in the US!

All classes and social services are free.