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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.

Thanks to The Women's Foundation for the experience of a lifetime!

Dear Washington Area Women’s Foundation, My name is Sharon Wise and I’m one of the students enrolled in the Female Property Management Certificate training at

Change up your lunch routine, and learn how to change up our community.

The 2006 Leadership Luncheon convinced me that I needed to get involved with The Women’s Foundation. I have never seen so many dynamic women

Ayuda: Fighting slavery in our own backyard.

Ayuda is deeply familiar with the struggles of low-income immigrants in the Washington, D.C. area. We have been at the forefront of providing multi-lingual

The revolution will begin with women.

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s International Humanitarian Symposium and awards ceremony. The event this year was

Washington 100: Giving that makes you feel like a million bucks.

You don’t have to be a millionaire to give a million, or to feel like it, when you’re part of the power of giving

Marjorie Sims speaks out on WAMU!

On Labor Day, Marjorie Sims took to the airwaves on WAMU, during the Diane Rehm Show, to offer a powerful commentary on the importance

SOME: Helping D.C.'s homeless access food, a new future.

On almost any street in D.C., you will probably encounter people sleeping on the sidewalk or asking for money, and the majority will probably

Low-income women missing on Mommy War battlefield.

The "Mommy Wars," as they’re known, are heating up again, but there are key players missing from the field, it would seem. According to

A Tanzanian take on the Portrait Project.

In an idle moment, a new idea popped into my head, which was to randomly select any area of the world, and profile the

Caution: Lack of affordable child care may result in lack of children.

A new national poll has found that women are delaying having children because of the high cost of child care and preschool–which can run

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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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