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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.

Risk and Reward: The heart of philanthropy.

I spend my days, and many a night, thinking about what inspires donors, the power of the collective and what it means to work

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: Final reflections…

I did it! I made it through all seven full days of the Food Stamp Challenge without breaking! Day 4, Thursday, was okay. Breakfast

Making the nonprofit sector a win for women…

As a co-chair of D.C.’s WIN‘s Nonprofit Network, I was responsible for sharing responsibility for planning a dinner party for the annual Women Opening Doors

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

Saving, and moving from balancing to building.

In follow on to Ruth’s post today about her thoughts on the Food Stamp Challenge experience, and about her new awareness about living that

Food Stamp Challenge: A lesson in living close to the margin.

I love a challenge and have always thought one didn’t need a lot of money to eat well, so I was well suited for

Food Stamp Challenge: Nisha's reflections on day three…

Today is day three of my seven days on the Food Stamp Challenge. So far, so good. Monday was pretty easy-breezy. I decided to

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

Food Stamp Challenge: Personal control nonexistent on $21/week…

It’s the first day of my Food Stamp Challenge, and for now, things are going smoothly. I must be honest and put out a

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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