Founder of clothing mission for disadvantaged women to speak at Aspinwall meeting of AAUW
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The founder of a clothing mission for women in crisis and transition will be the guest speaker at September’s meeting of the Fox Chapel Area American Association of University Women.
Sally Power, executive director of Treasure House Fashions, will share with audience members how her agency has grown its reach to women trying to get back on their feet.
The meeting is 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Allegheny RiverTrail Park pavilion in Aspinwall. The program is free and open to the public.
Founded in 2000, Treasure House, located in Ross Township, promotes dignity and self-esteem for women who have suffered a job loss, domestic violence, substance abuse or incarceration.
Power sells gently-used professional clothing at steeply discounted prices, according to the website.
“Outward appearance is not an accurate reflection of your worth, but it can affirm the treasure that you truly are,” Power’s site says.
The group has helped more than 40,000 women since Treasure House started, with more than $450,000 in clothes donated over the past year.
Power plans to speak about how the organization is extending its reach through collaboration with 30 other agencies in Western Pennsylvania that are dedicated to serving women and girls.
She’ll share a few success stories, as well as her goals for improvements at the 8,000-square-foot facility along McKnight Road in the North Hills.
Power earned a degree in teaching and special education from Slippery Rock University. She spent 35 years working for the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the North Allegheny School District, teaching and advocating for deaf and hard of hearing students.
Also speaking at the meeting will be Jill Beck, a candidate for Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Beck will discuss what the state Superior Court is responsible for and its importance to residents.
Beck earned a degree in criminal justice from George Washington University and a law degree from Duquesne University. She has worked for KidsVoice, a nonprofit representing abused and neglected children and in public service as a law clerk in both Superior Court and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
She is now in private practice.