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:

• DC Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Project (DC FESS)
• Women in Protective Services (WPS)
• Pathways to Employment Program
• Policy and Advocacy