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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

WJLA article highlights impact of local women's construction program.

Many of our readers and community members remember the powerful story of Laceiy and Sharan, and how their lives were changed by a construction job

New Leadership Awardee, Family PASS, cited as CNN Hero!

Here at The Women’s Foundation, we consider all of our Grantee Partners heroes. But it’s still exciting to see one formally recognized for it!

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending April 10, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

DCWA: Empowering DC residents to cope with a rough economy.

Times are tough. We’ve all seen the headlines and heard the news reports, and most of us even have personal anecdotes that illustrate just

Weekly Round-Up: Women and Poverty (Week ending March 27, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

Resources for homeless single women-headed families don't match need.

According to an annual survey conducted by the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness in the District, the number of homeless people in

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending March 13, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

Link to The Women's Funding Network and The Women's Foundation on CNN!

Earlier today, I wrote about how The Women’s Foundation and The Women’s Funding Network were featured on a story on CNN about how investing

New Stepping Stones RFP focuses on increasing and preserving women's economic security in difficult times.

These are hard times for many, but especially for women-headed families. Much has been written about the overall U.S. unemployment rate, which rose to

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending March 13, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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712 H Street NE,

Suite 1099

Washington, DC 20002

T: (202) 347-7737
E: info@wawf.org

Tax ID:52-2028612

Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure women and girls of color in the Washington metropolitan area have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998,
The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.