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GRIT (Girls Representing in Trades) spring break program helps Montana girls and non-binary youth build confidence and trade skills

March 28, 2019 /

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While some kids spend their spring break vacationing on an island and relaxing on a beach, Shaylyn Denning, 11, was learning how to use a chop saw.

Denning is one of a dozen girls and non-binary middle school-age kids who are spending their break learning skills like carpentry and welding through Missoula YWCA’s GRIT (Girls Representing in Trades) program.

The program aims to introduce girls and non-binary youth to various skilled trades such as construction, electrical, welding and auto mechanics. More broadly, it seeks to teach them that they’re capable of doing things they’re traditionally told they can’t.


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