Saturday, May 18, 2013
The upcoming career fairs will include employers from UPMC, Goodwill, Giant Eagle, PNC Bank, University of Pittsburgh, U.S. Steel, St. Clair Hospital, Asko Inc. and others.
WorkAble will be holding a career fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 21, at the South Hills Interfaith Ministry offices in Bethel Park. If you can't make it the SHIM career fair, another will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 22, at the Millvale Community Center. The career fairs will include employers from UPMC, Goodwill, Giant Eagle, PNC Bank, The University of Pittsburgh, U.S. Steel, St. Clair Hospital, Asko Inc. and others. Individuals wishing to attend either date must register in advance by calling 412-586-3732. Launched in the fall of 2012 and supported by the United Way of Allegheny County, WorkAble is a county-wide employment and critical needs service for financially struggling adults; especially those newly …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The South Hills Interfaith Ministries organized a large holiday gift drive for struggling families in the area.
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Wednesday, January 2
The South Hills Interfaith Ministries organized a large holiday gift drive for struggling families in the Pittsburgh area. SHIM enlisted the support of local schools, congregations, business and residents to give thousands of donated gifts for area families. The group offered gifts for both adults and children to “shop” for during the holidays. Volunteers from area high schools helped the children wrap the gifts to exchange with their parents at a later time. “Gleeful secrecy is the mood of the day as families leave with their gifts,” said Kate Snyder of SHIM. SHIM also posted a video on YouTube so families could tell others what the program means to them. Click the photo tab above to view the video. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
All donations made to registered non-profits today will receive a pro-rated match from The Pittsburgh Foundation.
If you've ever considered donating, today (Oct. 3) is the day to do it! More than a dozen South Hills non-profit organizations are participating in today's PittsburghGives Day of Giving. The Day of Giving is a 24-hour online donation event. All donations made to eligible, registered non-profits will receive a pro-rated match from The Pittsburgh Foundation. The match pool for 2012 – the third year for the Day of Giving – is $750,000 for Allegheny County organizations. More than a dozen South Hills organizations are registered to participate in the Day of Giving, including The Historical Society of Upper St. Clair, The Outdoor Classroom and South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM). “The Day of Giving is a great opportunity for community …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Dresses and other formal prom wear can be dropped off at the South Hills Interfaith Ministries office in Bethel Park.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
South Hills Interfaith Ministries is teaming up with Allegheny County's Department of Human Services to serve as a collection site for the 2012 Project Prom. Since 2003, Project Prom has given eligible high school students the opportunity to choose free formal attire from a selection of thousands of donated items. SHIM will accept donations of formal attire Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its facility in Bethel Park located at 5301 Park Avenue. Donations will be accepted at SHIM through Tuesday, Feb. 28. “With the recovery from the recession still ongoing, we wanted to be a resource for struggling families with teenagers to be able to enjoy one of the passages of a young person’s life,” stated Jim Guffey, Executive …
Monday, December 19, 2011
The organization's Pantry Plus program, as well as other local organizations, will benefit from Wal-Mart's donation.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM), of Bethel Park, was the recipient on Thursday of a grant presented by Wal-Mart and The Walmart Foundation. SHIM—which mainly serves Upper St. Clair, Baldwin-Whitehall, Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon, Keystone Oaks School District residents and South Park—received $30,000 to run its Pantry Plus program. “Poverty is usually hidden in suburban communities, but all of that is beginning to change as the needs keep growing,” said Jim Guffey, executive director of SHIM, which has a pantry that distributes more than 250,000 pounds of food per year. Funding from Wal-Mart and The Walmart Foundation targets organizations working to help those in need in the Pittsburgh area. SHIM's pantry enables needy families to …
Friday, December 9, 2011
Starting Dec. 13, the hospital will donate 50 cents to SHIM for every retweet of the original St. Clair hashtag (#Tweet2Help) message, up to $1,000.
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Friday, December 9, 2011
St. Clair Hospital is asking all tweeters to help South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM) provide holiday meals for needy area residents by participating in the hospital’s upcoming #Tweet2Help drive. SHIM, based in Bethel Park, is a nonprofit, human services organization providing family and children services to the suburban poor and to refugee families living in the South Hills. SHIM’s suburban poverty programs include a food pantry, a community clothing closet, and financial literacy classes. SHIM’s programs are designed to serve as a bridge toward self-sufficiency ― meeting the emergency needs of the individuals and families they serve by providing the resources they need to attain self-sufficiency. During the drive, St. Clair Hospital…
Monday, October 3, 2011
Donations to eligible nonprofits receive a matching gift through the Pittsburgh Day of Giving.
Monetary gifts to area nonprofit organizations go a little further on The Day of Giving 2011. This year's event, sponsored by Pittsburgh Gives, an initiative of the Pittsburgh Foundation, is on Tuesday from 12 a.m. until 11:59:59 p.m. All donations during that 24-hour period will receive a pro-rated portion of the match pool—$725,000 for Pittsburgh Gives and $100,000 for Westmoreland Gives. Only credit card donations received through www.pittsburghgives.org during the 24 hours of Oct. 4 will be matched for this event. No donations via check, cash or stock can be accepted. Only MasterCard and Visa donations can be accepted. The minimum gift is $25. The maximum gift that an individual can give per organization is $10,000. Nonprofit …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
South Hills Interfaith Ministries desperately needs help restocking the shelves of its food pantry.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
South Hills Interfaith Ministries is currently running an emergency fall food drive to help restock its seriously-depleted food pantry shelves. The human services nonprofit based in Bethel Park did not receive the amount of food donations it normally does in the summer. "We found ourselves scrambling for food," said Kate Snyder, community relations manager. Snyder does not know if the summer food shortage was caused by South Hills residents having a particularly busy summer, or if residents are feeling the economic pinch. Either way, it's causing a major problem for SHIM as the number of families enrolled to use the food pantry keeps increasing. "Suburban poverty is a growing problem and we're trying to keep up with increasing demand," …
JoAnn
6:02 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012
I agree with William. more ›