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Archive for the 'Child Care and Early Education' Category
Friday, January 20th, 2012
This month, we invited our Grantee Partners to share some of their New Year’s resolutions with us. Their passion and commitment to transforming the lives of women and girls and improving our community are evident in the aspirational goals they’ve set for themselves this year.
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
In this week’s roundup of news affecting women and girls in our community: We wonder what Dr. King might say about the high rate of poverty among women and girls in the DC area. The top five findings of 2011 from the Institute of Women’s Policy Research. The impact of Pre-K on the achievement gap. Is it time for a poverty revolution? Plus, a young, aspiring scientist is headed for a national competition as her family deals with homelessness.
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
With many kids in our area headed back to school today, we thought it would be a good time to re-visit some educational statistics that Washington Area Women’s Foundation shared in our most recent report 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Portrait Project 2010).
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
In today’s rundown: A look at education and neighborhoods in Montgomery County. | The impact of a new Early Childhood Center in Alexandria. | A decline in donations to the 400 largest charities in the nation. | And the new debate over the “culture of poverty.”
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
One of the great things about working at an organization like The Women’s Foundation is the opportunity to consistently grow and develop as a professional and as a member of this community. We recently had a guest in the office who spoke on a topic about which we’re all passionate: helping women improve their lives. But the conversation took some unexpected turns as we discussed the dimensions of success and how we help women and girls.
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
In today’s rundown: Infant care in D.C. costs more than public college tuition. | A look at homeless services in the District after money earmarked for needy families was spent on a teen summer employment program. | Elena Kagan is sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice. | And, for the first time, a woman will head a major US intelligence agency.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
In today’s rundown: Parents struggle to find child care for their children as subsidies fail to keep up with demand. | Prince George’s County teens get access to safe summer programs. | An ad campaign reminds local fathers to “take time to be a dad.”
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

In today’s rundown: Solutions for the high cost of child care. | Promising new legislation that will invest in community colleges. | The impact of women’s philanthropy.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
In today’s rundown: A Grantee Partner receives a huge check as part of a workforce development project in Virginia | Maryland’s child support guidelines may be overhauled for the first time in two decades | “Are We There Yet?” — a look a gender discrimination at work
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
We’ve partnered with The Urban Institute to provide continuing information and resources related to the goals of Stepping Stones. Below you’ll find a summary of the latest research on issues of economic security and financial independence for women and their families. This research is summarized and compiled for The Women’s Foundation by Liza Getsinger of The Urban Institute, NeighborhoodInfo DC.
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