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Women and Welfare: Revisiting Reform in the Wake of Economic Crisis

05/24/2010

RH Reality Check: Stories about how the tanking of the economy has affected those who were already poor in the “best of times” have been few and far between.

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Advocates Say R.I. Spending for Aid to Women Has Plunged

04/06/2010

The Providence Journal: In 2005, the state spent $56.1 million to help low-income working parents pay for child care. Now the amount is $6.2 million, according to a report by the Poverty Institute and the Women's Fund of Rhode Island.

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Recession Didn’t Slow Fundraising Pace for Grants Going to Women

04/02/2010

Business First of Columbus: The Women's Fund of Central Ohio has given out more than $1 million in grants, helped countless organizations in support of girls and women and built an endowment of more than $1.5 million.

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Programs Help Women Keep Homes

01/15/2010

10 TV News: Women's Fund of Central Ohio is funding a much-needed program that helps women to keep their homes amid growing rates of foreclosure.

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