From February 1-15, 2008, 1,187 people cast their vote for one of eight outstanding local nonprofits–the 2007 Leadership Awardees–working to improve the health and safety of our region’s women and girls.

More than 400 of those votes went to FAIR Fund, the winner of this year’s online vote!

I recently returned from a trip to former Yugoslavia, where my organization, FAIR Fund–a Grantee Partner of The Women’s Foundation–leads a program designed to help sexually exploited, homeless, and trafficked girls find safety and meet basic needs like housing or legal documentation.

It’s Valentine’s Day! 

And what better way to show a local nonprofit that you care than to vote for them online, and help one outstanding nonprofit doing work on behalf of women and girls take home $5,000 to support their work.

Ascensions Community Services provides psychological and community interventions to low-income families in Washington, D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8.  We provide clients with the assistance they need to improve their self-concept, interpersonal relationships, and make positive contributions to their communities.

Imagine being in a foreign country, with no family and friends, working after hours to save money, not having insurance…and getting a cancer diagnosis.

It is tough to imagine.  The reality is even harder.

“How did your organization get started?” is always one of the first questions people ask when they hear about the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF).

Feeling a bit left out since it’s Super Tuesday but we have to wait another week to vote?  Antsy to have your say?  Adamantly insisting that you should be voting today, even though you shouldn’t?  All those Facebook SuperPoke election options have you longing to participate in a democratic process?

The DC Women’s Agenda is very concerned over the DC Housing Authority’s plan to purge the waiting list for the Housing Voucher Program. The DC Housing Authority (DCHA) is attempting to reach the 57,000 families by mail in a two-month period and if the family does not respond by March 11th, 2008, the family will be taken off the wait list.

The primaries aren’t the only elections where women can really make a difference. 

Starting today and going through February 15, anyone interested can contribute their voice to an online vote for one of eight nonprofits that they think is doing the most to improve the health and safety of women and girls throughout the Washington metropolitan area.