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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.

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

Vote against slavery: why you should vote for Polaris Project!

“Good friend forgive me if I offend, I know I am not the only one with problems. I also understand that there are many

Why you should vote for Calvary Women's Services!

Your vote can empower women to move out of homelessness Recently, Connie, a woman who lives at Calvary Women’s Shelter, wrote the following: “What

Why you should vote for the Washington Middle School for Girls!

This online voting for the Washington Middle School For Girls has been the most incredible experience. In response to my blanket email to everyone

Resources for homeless single women-headed families don't match need.

According to an annual survey conducted by the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness in the District, the number of homeless people in

D.C.'s HIV/AIDS report forgets women, but I haven't.

Inspired – and alarmed – by my colleague Lisa Kays’s blog post earlier this week about off-the-charts HIV/AIDS rates in the District of Columbia,

Almost half of Boston teens blame Rihanna, not Chris, for her attack.

As a follow-on to my colleague Gwen’s thoughtful post on the Rihanna domestic violence situation and the way it’s being handled in the media,

What's scarier than the economy? Try latest on D.C.'s HIV/AIDS rates.

Well, so much for a break from the doom and gloom. The latest update on the status of HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. is in

Announcing the 2009 Leadership Awardees!

What do you get when you combine 58 volunteers, 66 nominations, 54 phone calls, 33 site visits, 20 presentations and hours of deliberation and

A young woman's take on a new America…

Since the presidential election all you see is change and more change. The nation has had an urgent need for change because of our