Stepping Stones is Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s multi-year initiative focused on increasing economic security and financial independence for low-income, women-headed families in the Washington metropolitan area. 

The Women’s Foundation and the Urban Institute co-sponsored the second annual Stepping Stones Research Briefing on Friday, May 11, 2007, featuring three panels highlighting policy issues specific to low-income, women-headed families.

To listen to the full research briefing and download each of the panelists’ presentations click here! 

And for more information on the panelists, presentations and their research, please see below! 

Panels and Speakers

Panel 1: Financial Education and Wealth Creation

Wealth Creation for Female-Headed Households Through Soft Second Mortgages for First-Time Homebuyers–Oramenta F. Newsome, Washington D.C. LISC
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

Female Borrowers in the Washington Mortgage Market–Megan Gallagher, The Urban Institute
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

Panel II:  Child Care and Early Education

Making the Case for Public Investments in Quality Early Care and Education–Jesse Bailey, Pre-K for All D.C.
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

What Motivates U.S. States to Invest in Pre-Kindergarten Programs–Elaine Weiss, The George Washington University
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

Helping Low-Income Families Get and Keep Child Care Subsidies–Gina Adams, The Urban Institute 
Download the PowerPoint from Urban.org.

Panel III: Microenterprise Development 

Capital Access for Women: Profile and Analysis of U.S. Best Practice Programs–Nancy M. Pindus, The Urban Institute
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

Low Income Female Entrepreneurs (LIFE) Project–Telaekah Brooks, Southeastern University
(This research was sponsored by grants from The Women’s Foundation.)
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.

The Microenterprise Asset Mapping Project–Roxana Moayedi, Trinity University
(This research was sponsored by grants from The Women’s Foundation.)
Download the PowerPoint presentation from Urban.org.