“The issue is not knowing how to fish. The issue is that there is a gate to the river.”
Last week during our State of Women & Girls Breakfast, Jennifer Iverson, Executive Director of Child Resource Connect, shared:
“The issue is not knowing how to fish. The issue is that there is a gate to the river.”
It is a powerful reminder that the challenges facing women and families are not about effort or ability. They are about barriers to access and historically inequitable systems.
At Washington Area Women’s Foundation, our grantmaking focuses on removing those barriers, from advancing maternal health and birth equity to investing in early childhood educators and expanding access to quality, affordable care. This work determines whether a mother survives childbirth, it shapes whether a child enters school ready to learn, and it impacts whether families can establish economic stability.
April 11-17 is Week of the Young Child and Black Maternal Health Week. Join as we celebrate our grantee partners in this space and continue pushing this work forward together at our Good Vibes 4 Good Causes Happy Hour on Friday, April 10 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at SOST DC.
RSVP: wawf.org/good-vibes-happy-hour
