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.
Investing in Our Children’s Future Through Early Care and Education
The Early Care and Education Funders Collaborative is working to increase access to high-quality early care and education in the Washington, D.C. region, where
How a Local Non-Profit Is Helping Women and Children Find Hope
The experience of homelessness and gender-based violence bears heavily on individuals, especially women of color. The effects on children are even heavier. At Washington
#AskHer / #AskThem is an interview series featuring women and gender non-conforming leaders, and The Women’s Foundation’s partners, community members and supporters who work
#AskHer Series: Jacquelyn L. Lendsey, DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Our #AskHer series is an interview with our partners, community members and supporters who work tirelessly for women and girls. This interview is with Jacquelyn
On November 19th, Dani Ayers, Chief Executive Officer of me too. International and Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, Washington Area Women’s Foundation President and CEO had a
Leading from Behind to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis and Homelessness
This post is second of a two part-series focused on philanthropy’s role in ending homelessness in collaboration with Funders Together to End Homelessness. It
Boycotting the Census is not the Answer #CountDMVIn
Last Thursday, the Census 2020 working group we are part of organized a conference for Grantee Partners and non-profit organizations serving hard-to-count populations. Participants had
