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The Almanac – More than 1,200 students received backpacks and school supplies in a record-breaking distribution by South Hills Interfaith Movement. During the week of Aug. 10, SHIM scheduled times for families to pick up items in Bethel Park, Pleasant Hills and Whitehall. Because of the ongoing impact of COVID-19,…...

Kidsburgh – To say that back-to-school efforts are a little more challenging this year is quite an understatement. But whether kids are attending in-person classes or signing in online from home, they still need school supplies to get their work done. Back-to-school needs have expanded beyond paper and pencils in…...

The Almanac – South Hills Interfaith Movement is looking for donations to help provide children in the South Hills with the school supplies they need to have a successful school year, whether in the classroom or at home. Last year, SHIM’s Back-to-School initiative helped more than 1,000 students start the…...

The Almanac – Going into his junior year at Upper St. Clair High School, Vidhur Senthil is spending the summer continuing his mission of helping people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. After being awarded a mini-grant in the spring by the Community Foundation of Upper St. Clair, he launched…...

KDKA – Here’s proof that paying it forward is an approach that’s helping many of our neighbors. Students from the Peters Creek Baptist Church Youth Ministry are doing some handiwork at the South Hills Interfaith Movement in Bethel Park. The students would normally be out of town or out of…...

South Hills-Mon Valley Messenger – More than 90 volunteers from the South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) helped families in need on June 20 at Bethel Park High School. One of a series of food drives during the COVID-19 pandemic, this distribution aided about 600 households. Cars started lining up on…...

The Almanac – South Hills Interfaith Movement partnered with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Bethel Park municipality to distribute food to more than 500 carloads in a two-hour mass distribution June 20. Families from across the region came to Bethel Park High School to receive three boxes each of…...

The Almanac – In its 52nd year, Mt. Lebanon Junior Women’s Club awarded $14,000 to its 2019-20 major grant beneficiary, Young Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation. South Hills Interfaith Movement was also awarded a $500 mini-grant in recognition of the role the organization has played in helping the community during…...

South Hills-Mon Valley Messenger – The South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) After School Program teachers, staff, volunteers and their families participated in a parade on Thursday, May 25 that drove past the homes of all 75 of the program’s students. With COVID-19 upending the school year for thousands of children in…...

The Almanac – In the PBS animated children’s show “Nature Cat,” the title character’s voice is provided by “Saturday Night Live” veteran Taran Killam. Whether it was he or someone else who donned a Nature Cat costume for South Hills Interfaith Movement’s After School parade, the youngsters along the way…...