In today’s rundown: A Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner is highlighted for helping women find “untraditional” jobs. The D.C. Council rejects a plan to fund a youth employment program with money from homelessness services. A free health clinic is being held in D.C. tomorrow. And The NonProfit Times releases a top 50 list.
— CASA de Maryland, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner, is featured in this Voice of America article for using construction training to help women increase their self-esteem and find better-paying jobs. And you can check out a video version of the story here:
— DCist reports that the D.C. Council has voted down the mayor’s proposal to extend this year’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Money for the proposed extra week for the program would have come from the city’s fund for homelessness services.
— More than 1,200 people are expected at tomorrow’s free health clinic at the Washington Convention Center. Appointments can be made online, by phone and walk-ins will be accepted. Click here for more details.
— The NonProfit Times has released its “Top 50 Power & Influence List.”
