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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.

Ascensions: If we can change lives with $100, imagine what we can do with $5,000. Vote today!

Ascensions Community Services provides psychological and community interventions to low-income families in Washington, D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8. We provide clients with the assistance

Nueva Vida: Vote to enhance the lives of Latinas with cancer!

Imagine being in a foreign country, with no family and friends, working after hours to save money, not having insurance…and getting a cancer diagnosis.

DCAF: Vote for us, and we'll change the lives of 29 more women!

“How did your organization get started?” is always one of the first questions people ask when they hear about the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF).

Feeling left out of Super Tuesday? We'll let you vote!

Feeling a bit left out since it’s Super Tuesday but we have to wait another week to vote? Antsy to have your say? Adamantly

Vote today and help a local nonprofit earn $5,000!

The primaries aren’t the only elections where women can really make a difference. Starting today and going through February 15, anyone interested can contribute

Tell us how you'd invest $5,000 in our community.

Bummed that the writer’s strike meant no Golden Globes this year? Miss the glitz and glamor of the red carpet? Well, we may not

Announcing the 2007 Leadership Awardees!

But first, a little FAQ about the Leadership Awards! What are the Leadership Awards?In 1998, The Women’s Foundation made $17,500 in grants, in the

The Women's Foundation's got the spirit. Yeah, yeah!

If you catch the staff of The Women’s Foundation in an informal setting, you’ll often find us joking and teasing certain staff members about

Drop in teen pregnancy rates shows power of investing in women and girls.

According to today’s Washington Post, there’s good news to celebrate for our region’s women and girls–a declining teen pregnancy rate over the past decade.

Walking the city in women’s shoes.

Wanna lose weight or get healthy in the cheapest, most easily accessible way possible? Many sources will tell you to walk. Roads are free,

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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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