DC Metro Area Programs
The local programs and policy efforts of Wider Opportunities for Women are centered in the Washington, DC Metro Area. Like our national work, the centerpiece of our activities is the DC Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Project (DC FESS). Identifying strategies, advocating for policies and creating pathways to assist low-income women and their families achieve economic self-sufficiency are the common threads in our local program, which encompasses the following core initiatives:
Visit our DC Metro Area Self-Sufficiency Calculator (DCMASSC)
WATCH THIS: Councilmember Barry Applauds Efforts of DC Women's Agenda
WOW's Calculator is Featured in The Washington Post Op-Ed: "A Clear-Eyed Look at Regional Poverty"
Graduates with WAWIT Case Manager Jackie Moore and WOW's Director of Local Programs & Policy, Camille Cormier.
