[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 174 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE WASHINGTON AREA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2018

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in celebrating the Washington Area Women's 
Foundation (Foundation) and its Leadership Luncheon taking place on 
October 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C., and in recognizing the women and 
girls of color this organization supports.
  The Foundation mobilizes the community to ensure that economically 
vulnerable women and girls in the Washington region have the resources 
they need to thrive. Since 1998, the Foundation has worked to transform 
the lives of women and girls in the Washington region through research, 
grants and advocacy. The Foundation has provided more than $12 million 
in grants to more than 170 community-based organizations in the 
Washington region. The Foundation Leadership Luncheon has previously 
raised more than $860,000 for women and girls of color and for local 
organizations.
  As the Washington region's only public foundation specifically 
committed to investing in women and girls, the Foundation works to 
create economic opportunities that have positive ripple effects across 
society and open doors to progress. An open door can change a woman's 
life and the lives of those around her. Not all doors are open to all 
women. That is why we will not rest until all women, especially young 
women and girls of color, have equal access to economic security, 
safety and opportunity.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing the Washington Area Women's Foundation for its continued 
support of women and girls of color in the Washington region.

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