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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.

See where we're investing more than half a million dollars!

The Women’s Foundation is proud to announce that the board of directors has recently approved grants totaling $645,500 to be invested in the Washington

Phyllis Caldwell: Charity not a luxury, but a necessity, in tough economic times.

In the June 20, 2008 edition of the Washington Business Journal, Phyllis Caldwell, president of The Women’s Foundation, addressed the need to give–and to give

Feeling financially strapped? Try giving your money away.

No, really. That’s what Kimberly Palmer advises in her column at U.S. News. "While it may sound like a crazy time to talk about

Going on 13: Four girls. Four years. The change of a lifetime.

If there were any rules about documentary filmmaking, we probably broke them all. One social worker, one filmmaker and one very ambitious idea: to

Latest teen sex stats put a damper on celebrations of Griswold's birthday.

The Washington Post published an article this past Thursday entitled “Decline in Teen Sex Levels Off, Survey Shows” on the leveling of teenage sexual

Navigating egalitarian values and wealth led to pathway of philanthropy and justice.

Philanthropist Laurie Emrich, a "woman moving millions," and a founding board member and supporter of The Women’s Foundation, as well as many international women’s

Grantmaking through a giving circle: inspiring, intense, and lively!

Last Monday, I met with 12 other women for three hours and discussed our shared goal: improving the lives of young women in the

Kids' class project parallels grown-up challenges facing families living in poverty.

With only two weeks left in the school year, yesterday my daughter’s third grade class in Fairfax County began week one of their Cities

Nike says that if we invest in a girl, she will do the rest.

And then this amazing, inspiring video explains their logic, called The Girl Effect. Check it out. And, they’re backing up their idea with dollars.

Rainmakers giving circle inspired me to do more on behalf of LGBT youth.

I recently hosted a reception at my home to introduce my friends to the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), an organization I learned

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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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Washington, DC 20002

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

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