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Nisha prepares for D.C. Food Stamp Challenge…

By Nisha Patel on June 1st, 2007

In preparation for the Food Stamp Challenge next week, the policy wonk in me is coming out.  I wrote a paper with some colleagues at CLASP a few years back that framed food stamps as one of several work supports that can help low-income working families.

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News and Views of Note: Week of May 28, 2007

By Lisa Kays on June 1st, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the Washington metropolitan region and beyond:

The Women’s Foundation in the News!

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the realities of our region…

By Nisha Patel on May 31st, 2007

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month draws to a close, I thought it was worth revisiting a few statistics from The Portrait Project about Asian women in the Washington region.  While these data are a few years old now, they still serve to remind us of the divide that exists in our region within all racial and ethnic groups—and of the need for an organization like The Women’s Foundation, which is attempting to be a bridge across the divide.

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Research Briefing Recap: Early education about location, location, location.

By Elaine Weiss on May 31st, 2007

If you’re a low-income single mother, or, for that matter, a low-income married parent, one piece of bad news about trying to raise your kids in the U.S. is that our child care system is abysmally insufficient, and our pre-K programs are nearly as bad.  If you have money, you can bypass all of that by hiring a nanny or paying for private child care or pre-school.

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Research Briefing Recap: How a research briefing was born…

By Peter Tatian on May 30th, 2007

On May 11, The Urban Institute and Washington Area Women’s Foundation hosted the second annual Stepping Stones Research Briefing, an event bringing together researchers, supporters of The Women’s Foundation, Grantee Partners, and members of the community to discuss some of the latest research on issues facing women-headed families in the Washington region.

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Street Sense vendor finds a stepping stone in Goodwill training course.

By Lisa Kays on May 29th, 2007

I thought I’d welcome summer this weekend with an afternoon stop in Dupont Circle to enjoy the weather and do some reading (i.e. people watching).

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News and Views of Note: Week of May 21, 2007

By Lisa Kays on May 24th, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the Washington metropolitan region and beyond:

The Women’s Foundation in the News!

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Research Briefing Recap: Lisa Claudy Fleischman on learning through a gender lens.

By Lisa Claudy Fleischman on May 23rd, 2007

As a donor supporting The Women’s Foundation, I am very heartened to know that my gift supports the foundation’s strategic and collaborative work to advance a social change agenda on behalf of women in our community. This work is largely embodied in Stepping Stones, an initiative to build financial independence and expand opportunities for women and their families.

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Help build economic security in an office near you!

By Jack Mahoney on May 22nd, 2007

Tenants in downtown Washington, D.C. office buildings won’t be surprised to learn that office rent in D.C. is virtually the highest in the United States, second only to midtown Manhattan.  Investors have called D.C.’s real estate market the most profitable in the world.

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News and Views of Note: Week of May 14, 2007

By Lisa Kays on May 18th, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the Washington metropolitan region and beyond:

This month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.  In celebration, Feministing has invited API women to offer their voices to the blog. 

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