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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.

Saving, and moving from balancing to building.

In follow on to Ruth’s post today about her thoughts on the Food Stamp Challenge experience, and about her new awareness about living that

Food Stamp Challenge: A lesson in living close to the margin.

I love a challenge and have always thought one didn’t need a lot of money to eat well, so I was well suited for

Food Stamp Challenge: Nisha's reflections on day three…

Today is day three of my seven days on the Food Stamp Challenge. So far, so good. Monday was pretty easy-breezy. I decided to

Food Stamp Challenge: Mind over matter, or over food, for that matter.

The first night of the Food Stamp Challenge, I had the particularly odd experience of dreaming about food. I was thinking about it so

Food Stamp Challenge: Personal control nonexistent on $21/week…

It’s the first day of my Food Stamp Challenge, and for now, things are going smoothly. I must be honest and put out a

Food Stamp Challenge: My math skills prevail!

On Sunday, I went to the grocery store to prepare for my week of participation in the Food Stamp Challenge, where I’ll be eating this week

Women's Health Week inspires concern, hope, action

Kicked off on Mother’s Day, the week of May 13-19 was National Women’s Health Week, which was also honored here in Washington, D.C. I’ve

Nisha prepares for D.C. Food Stamp Challenge…

In preparation for the Food Stamp Challenge next week, the policy wonk in me is coming out. I wrote a paper with some colleagues

News and Views of Note: Week of May 28, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the realities of our region…

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month draws to a close, I thought it was worth revisiting a few statistics from The Portrait Project about Asian

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Washington, DC 20002

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Tax ID:52-2028612

Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure women and girls of color in the Washington metropolitan area 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.