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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.

Teen Unemployment:Opportunities Plummet for Youngest Workers

Earlier this week we learned that the unemployment rate continued to climb in December, breaking records in Washington, DC for the number of jobless

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending January 22, 2010)

The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Spotlight on Poverty

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— A survey out today from the Food Research and Action Center found that nearly one in five Americans was unable to buy the

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— At the annual D.C. Veterans Affairs Health Fair for Homeless Vets, a growing number of aid recipients were women. According to the VA,

Math & Girls or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Math

In the film “Inglourious Basterds,” Lt. Archie Hicox loses his life for counting on his fingers. I’m pretty sure that won’t happen to me,

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— Later today, a group of foster teens will testify before the D.C. council about their lives in the foster care system. They’ll also have

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— There are more impoverished people living in the suburbs than there are in the urban areas they border, according to a new report

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— More low-income residents in Prince George’s County will receive help buying homes. The County Council passed a bill yesterday that will triple the

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending January 15, 2010)

The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Spotlight on Poverty

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region.

— Needy D.C. residents have been camping out for days at some service centers that process welfare and other aid applications. The centers are

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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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Washington, DC 20002

T: (202) 347-7737
E: info@wawf.org

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