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.
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15th) serves as a time to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who
Future-Focused Philanthropy: Investing in the Early Care and Education Funders Collaborative
For the past six years, I had the privilege of serving alongside the region’s most distinguished funding professionals via the Early Care and Education
Community Colleges: Innovations to Improve the Lives of Women
The Women’s Foundation’s most recent grantmaking round included many investments targeting education and training to help women access good jobs that pay family-sustaining wages
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week is held each September with the purpose of raising awareness about the importance of basic literacy and numeracy
Funders Work Together to Influence Local Early Childhood System
“By pooling our resources with the Collaborative and focusing on systemic change, (our) Foundation is able to have a bigger impact”-Collaborative Investor
Success Story: National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week
As National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week draws to a close, the work to ensure the success of adult learners in our region continues. The post below,
