Days for Girls Pittsburgh PA Chapter

Days for Girls Pittsburgh Chapter additions to the mission and vision:

The Pittsburgh Chapter was established by the Presbyterian Women of Third Church as a mission project to help meet the needs of girls and women around the world and also offer us an opportunity to connect with our community, specifically the women at the Community Corrections Center and nearby college campuses. We hope that this time together empowers women and shatters the stigmas that separate young and old, prisoner and free. We will work together to create a world with dignity, health, and opportunity for all. To that end, we recognize that our chapter will have continued need of people who are willing to teach sewing skills to individuals from these groups who may be transient. We also must be aware that some individuals we invite in may not be able to learn sewing skills. Therefore, we need to be intentional about having meaningful non-sewing work at each of our meetings. Our intention is to make working on this project accessible to everyone. We will promise to share a meal at each sewing event in an effort to provide nutritious food to our volunteers and to build community around our common table.

Financial Support:

Third Presbyterian Church financially supports the Pittsburgh Chapter of Days for Girls by designating church budget money for the Chapter’s use. In addition, Third Presbyterian will allocate the time of a paid staff person to help facilitate that Chapter’s work.

Leadership:

In addition to the church staff person, Days for Girls allows for a co-leader (or two). These leaders share responsibility for running the sewing events, up-dating the chapter page, and managing the finances (working with the Third Church business office). These leaders hold regular meetings of The Pittsburgh Chapter of Days for Girls and send periodic reports to the session of Third Church.