|
|
Urban Outreach: Skills for Life for Youth (SLY) |
Revolution believes that God has placed us here for a purpose. Part of our purpose at Revolution is making a difference in the lives of at-risk children and youth in East Pittsburgh. |
Why East Pittsburgh? Because it is the town out of which Revolution was birthed. We should not forget the people to whom God has given us. About East Pittsburgh: --65% of our residents live in Section 8 housing. --90% of our children are growing up in single parent households. --$18,000 is the average income for a family of four. We will NOT wait for someone else to solve these problems. We have established a ministry called Skills for Life for Youth (SLY), a not-for-profit, 501c3, whose mission it is to reach the at-risk children and youth of East Pittsburgh. Led by Kathy and Rick Dinkfelt, SLY provides the following outreaches to this community: *Tutoring program (for children K through 4th grade) *Summer lunch program (at which we feed 100 children per day. We refuse county and state funding for this program) *Kidz' Club (a five day vacation bible school program during the month of July) *Kidz' Church (a Tuesday evening Bible Study, at 6 PM during our Gospel worship service) *Harvest Party (a safe Halloween alternative) *Summer Festivals and events. |
We always need volunteers for these programs. If you are gifted in any of the following ways, you may be of help. Please contact Kathy at HKthy@verizon.net : *Face painting *Good at Math or Reading *Making balloon characters *Enjoy making crafts *Like to play games *Play music *Like to paint or color *Enjoy being with children |