Christine Walker came to Washington, D.C. in 2002 from Milwaukee for better professional growth opportunities. Eager to advance her career, she enrolled in public policy courses at George Washington University.

As she accumulated credits toward her degree, unfortunately, she also began accumulating credit card debt.

A lot of it.

The last dreary days of winter got you down?  Finding yourself sad as a result of too little sun?

Well, according to psychologists, now you don’t have to wait for your mood to improve, or depend upon a drastic change in weather or other circumstances. 

The following is the speech Andrea Powell, FAIR Fund’s executive director and co-founder, gave at the 2007 Leadership Awards celebration last night.  FAIR Fund was a 2007 Leadership Awardee, and winner of The Women’s Foundation’s first online vote.

When you think about female-ex-offenders, what is the first thought that comes to your mind? When you think about prison, how do you feel?

I ask you to take an open-minded look at these women in a new blog, Friends of Guest House – Different Perspectives from Different Women.

This past Saturday marked International Women’s Day, which for me marked a day of reflection, celebration and pride respective of the strides that women all over the world have made, and an indicator of the work we have to come.

For those of you who have been tracking the legislation around the paid sick and safe days bill at the DC Council, I wanted to provide an update of what happened Tuesday during the Council’s vote.