What Women Need to Know About Retirement - Wiser

Non-Profit and U.S. Government Resources for Workshop
Speakers & Information
The purpose of this Resource Guide is to provide a list of organizations that may be
helpful in planning and putting on a workshop in your community. A number of these
organizations and government agencies may be able to provide speakers from their local
offices.
Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)
WISER’s mission is to inform women about the issues that affect their long-term
financial security. WISER’s workshops and written materials provide women with the
tools to take an active role in planning for their retirement.
c/o Heinz Family Philanthropies
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-5452
www.wiserwomen.org
info@wiserwomen.org
Cindy Hounsell, Executive Director
National Council of Women’s Organizations
Women and Social Security Project
NCWO is a nonpartisan network of over 100 women’s organizations representing more
than 6 million women. In 1998, NCWO formed a women and Social Security Task Force
to address the critical issue of Social Security reform and to help policy makers
understand women’s stake in this critical issue.
1050 17 th Street, NW
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036
202-293-4505
AARP
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
888-687-2277
Call AARP to locate their state and local offices nearest you.
Information on state offices is also listed at www.aarp.org/statepages.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
10 G Street, NE, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20002
202-216-0420
800-966-1935
www.ncpssm.org
Call for information on local chapters and grassroots resources.
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