2024 STAND TOGETHER RECEPTION

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OUR PROGRAMS

Early Care and Education

Through our Early Care and Education Funders Collaborative, we work to increase the quality and capacity of, and access to, early care and education.​

Young Women's Initiative

Through our Young Women’s Initiative, we work to improve life outcomes for young women and gender-expansive youth of color ages 12 – 24 in D.C.

Black Women's Leadership Project

Through our Black Women and Gender-Expansive Leadership Project, we work to ensure Black women leaders are heard, seen, and supported.

Igniting change in our community to advance gender, racial, & economic justice.
Since 1998, we have awarded over $17 million in grants to more than 215 community-based organizations in the Washington metropolitan region.

READ OUR LATEST BLOGS

Ask Her Series: Championing Change in Early Care and Education

In our latest #AskHer webinar, Early Care and Education (ECE) leaders from across the region—Allison Gilbreath, Senior Director of Policy and Programs at Voices

Ask Her Series: From Birth to the Boardroom

In this insightful discussion, Washington Area Women’s Foundation program officers Abriana Kimbrough and Chika Onwuvuche, along with President and CEO Dr. Tamara Wilds Lawson,

Meet Our 2024 PGC Rock Star Fund Awardees

Meet our 2024 PGC Rock Star Fund Awardees!

🎶 Check out our #empowerment playlist! 🎶

Whether you need a little motivation to re-engage with your daily routine or extra warmth and encouragement, we hope our selections resonate with you and provide an uplifting experience through the winter season and beyond.

Help us support gender and racial equity and invest in the power and potential of women and girls of color in the Washington metropolitan area.