Washington Area Women's Foundation

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

In today’s rundown: Economic security during the “Great Recession.”  |  Plus, billions of dollars in federal money set aside to keep the unemployed from losing their homes.

— Earlier this week, the savings program director from Capital Area Asset Builders (one of our grantees) was on the Kojo Nnamdi Show discussing economic security during the “Great Recession.”  If you missed it, you can listen to that portion of the show here (via Washington Grantmakers Daily).

— The Obama administration has injected $3 billion into programs intended to stop the unemployed from losing their homes.  Two-thirds of the money will go into the Hardest Hit Fund.  The remaining billion will be used as interest-free bridge loans through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Click here for details.