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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.

News Round-Up: 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

The 10 plagues, D.C. style.

Tonight, Jews around the world (including me) will begin celebrating Passover. During Passover, we retell the story of the exodus from Egypt – the

Congratulations to Polaris Project, winner of the online vote!

Last night, The Women’s Foundation hosted what is my favorite event of the year–the Leadership Awards Reception–where we presented each of our 10 amazing

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

Early Care and Education Funders Collaborative now seeking proposals to promote access and quality!

The Recovery Act will invest $1.1 billion in Early Head Start programs, which will include up to 10 percent for training and technical assistance and up

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

Leadership Awards online vote: Who says one vote doesn't make a difference? VOTE TODAY!

If you haven’t yet voted in the 2009 Leadership Awards online vote, please do so today. Polls close at 5 p.m. today and your

Why I voted for the Washington Middle School for Girls…

I watched Sister Mary Bourdon begin the Washington Middle School for Girls a little over 10 years ago, first as an after school study hall with 12 girls