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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.

Issues impacting elderly women aren't old news.

I frequently ponder and analyze various issues affecting women, and the lives of women in general. How far we have come over the last

FAIR Fund: 'At least I am not dead, but I am still out here.'

Pimps were everywhere. That is the first thing that I noticed when I arrived with a colleague in downtown D.C. late in the night

Celebrating bright futures with Training Futures and the 1K Club!

One of the many things I appreciate about The Women’s Foundation is how deliberately it works to bring people together–both donors and Grantee Partners–to

Casa de Maryland leads efforts resulting in unprecedented law protecting domestic workers.

The Women’s Foundation congratulates Casa de Maryland on its victory Tuesday before the Montgomery County Council, when the Council unanimously approved a bill that will

Washington Middle School for Girls gets a little help from friends.

The Washington Post reports today that the Washington Middle School for Girls received a little sprucing up from about 40 volunteers from Chesapeake Surgical

Congrats to new class of future nonprofit directors–including four Grantee Partner staffers!

The Women’s Foundation is proud to report that four staff members of Grantee Partners have been selected for the 2008-2009 class of Future Executive

Polaris Project on Fox news explaining how youth human trafficking hits home.

Although many can conjure an image of human trafficking in other countries far from our own homes, the reality is that human trafficking is

FLY makes fashionable television appearance!

On Saturday night, Fashion Fusion in Washington, D.C. will bring together the hottest local fashion designers and a fun way to give back to

How a strategic plan can change a woman's life.

A strategic plan for a nonprofit can change a woman’s life. We can prove it. Computer C.O.R.E. (CORE), which helps low-income adults acquire the

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