This year our church wide mission project is to buy gifts for the women at The Bowery Mission Women's Center, a program on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that provides shelter, support, counseling and job training for women in crisis. Click here for the complete list of suggested gifts. (Note: the list is on page 2)
Wouldn't it be neat if you could double your impact by buying your gift for The Bowery Mission Women's Center from other programs that serve to empower women? The cool thing is you can - and you might very well save money by doing so. Here are some links to places you can shop.
Serrv - One of the largest outlets for fair trade crafts, the majority of Serrv's handicrafts are made by women through dozens of programs around the world that serve to educate and economically empower women, and through them, their communities.
Soup of Success - Soups, desserts & greeting cards by homeless women in Elkhart, IN
Women's Initiative Network - Foods stuffs & Jewelry by domestic violence survivors in Wichita, KS
Poverello Prints - amazing cards and artwork by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi
Women of the Cloud Forest - jewelry & embroidered bags from Costa Rica
Tutwiler Quilters - quilted bags and place mats from the Mississippi Delta
Women's Bean Project - soup mixes from Denver, CO
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