In today’s rundown: A profile of a Women’s Foundation grantee. | A Grantee Partner explores the credit needs of low-income families at tax time. | A new D.C. commission to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the District. | Bringing the Girl Effect to the U.S.
— DCentric profiles Our Place D.C., a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner that provides gender-specific services and advocacy to help current and formerly incarcerated women return home.
— This year, tax filers are expected to accumulate more than $1.5 billion in credit fees for refund anticipation loans or refund anticipation checks. Urban Institute, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner, is holding a panel discussion about the credit needs of low-income families at tax time. Click here for more details and to register for the event.
— A Mayor’s Commission on HIV/AIDS has been created to help end the HIV epidemic in D.C. According a press release from the mayor’s office, the commission “will focus on treatment, the needs of people living HIV/AIDS and prevention to stop new infections.
— Bring the “Girl Effect” to low-income women in the United States, writes Nicole Skibola on The Huffington Post. Skibola points out the similarities between the struggles of under-resourced women in the U.S. and in developing countries.