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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

Issues impacting elderly women aren't old news.

I frequently ponder and analyze various issues affecting women, and the lives of women in general.  How far we have come over the last

International Women's Day marks strides, stark contrasts.

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

Voice and Vision Forums inspire discussion, direction.

As The Women’s Foundation’s Stepping Stones Phase 2: Voice and Vision forums come to an end, many wonderful, enlightening thoughts on the future of

Reflections on a transformative Leadership Luncheon!

I find it hard to believe that the big day, our most anticipated event, the 2007 Leadership Luncheon, has come and gone.  The luncheon

A Tanzanian take on the Portrait Project.

In an idle moment, a new idea popped into my head, which was to randomly select any area of the world, and profile the

Stop sex trafficking across a border near you.

As program assistant here at The Women’s Foundation, I get the opportunity to take in grant and award applications such as those for Leadership

Women hammering their way to social change, not just another job.

Last Friday, I attended Goodwill of Greater Washington’s Female Construction Employment Training Program‘s graduation ceremony, because Goodwill is a Grantee Partner of The Women’s Foundation. 

Food Stamp Challenge: Lessons learned, from the personal to the global.

Well, I didn’t successfully complete the one-week D.C. Hunger Food Stamp Challenge, but, I did learn valuable lessons and new personal insights.  But first,

Food Stamp Challenge: Hungry and going broke, alone.

Wow, I have 3.5 days left of this challenge, and little to spend. The first grocery shopping trip totaled $4.09 from my Wal-Mart purchases

Food Stamp Challenge: Mind over matter, or over food, for that matter.

The first night of the Food Stamp Challenge, I had the particularly odd experience of dreaming about food. I was thinking about it so