SHIM’s mission is to mobilize community resources and implement sustainable programs that compassionately help our neighbors meet basic needs, achieve self-sufficiency and build community.
How can we help you?
Food insecurity in the suburbs can be hard to spot. More than a quarter of South Hills kids qualify for free and reduced cost lunches. We need your help fighting hunger!
Join us to fight food insecurity February 14- April 11. While need in our pantries remains high, in-kind donations tend to lag and we need your help keeping our shelves full for neighbors in need.
SHIM by the numbers:
SHIM helped 8,500+ individuals in 2024.
SHIM food pantries welcomed 870 new households in 2024.
SHIM food pantries benefitted 7,905 individuals in 2024.
Over 900 children receive food from SHIM pantries each month, and 200 receive over 5,000 diapers.
Last year 349 students benefited from SHIM’s Youth Programs.
SHIM provided over $71,146 in utility assistance through the Dollar Energy Fund to approximately 150 individuals last year.
Caring service coordinators helped 181 clients access $110,527 through essential programs related to financial hardship and housing stability.
309 volunteers powered SHIM programs, dedicating 15,302 hours in 2024.
Ways to help others
Join us to combat hunger and hopelessness with food, clothing, employment assistance, and a lift up to a better life.
We’re excited to have two facilities that are more welcoming and accessible to better serve you!
Now that we’ve renovated SHIM Center in Bethel Park, we’re focusing on relocating our South Hills Family Center from Whitehall to West Mifflin!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a lease to move our South Hills Family Center from 41 Macek Drive to 1400 Lebanon Church Road. The new facility offers plenty of bright, spacious office space. While we’ll need to undertake significant renovations, including building walls and creating classrooms, we’ll keep you updated on our progress every step of the way. If all goes according to plan, we hope to move into the new space by Spring 2025.