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The Almanac – Bethel Park • Ciera Erbrecht, a fourth-grade student at William Penn Elementary School, collected more than 100 nonperishable food and personal care items for the South Hills Interfaith Movement’s food pantry. Each year Bethel Park elementary gifted teacher Lisa Yost challenges her students to conduct a community…...

WTAE – Many Pittsburghers are wondering what they can do to help others during the COVID-19 Pandemic. With so many people unemployed, it’s more challenging than ever for some families to get food on the table. In Pittburgh’s South Hills and stretching into Washington County, SHIM (South Hills Interfaith Movement)…...

The Incline – It’s hard to overstate the impacts of the novel coronavirus on American life. Lots of people are hurting. Lots of people need help. But it’s often hard to know just where to find that help — or even what’s available. So, after listing ways you can help others during the…...

South Hills-Mon Valley Messenger – Essential Programs and Services Will Continue Amid growing concerns about COVID-19, the health and safety of our community and staff remains SHIM’s highest priority. We will continue to serve our neighbors and protect the most vulnerable among us. We realize that there are people who…...

The Almanac – Bethel Bakery has donated 180 loaves of fresh-baked Italian and homemade bread to South Hills Interfaith Movement to help feed families who are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bread was distributed with other food pantry items on Thursday and Friday at the SHIM…...

Tribune-Review – Clients of South Hills Interfaith Movement’s Bethel Park food pantry got a little extra in their bags on Thursday as nearby Bethel Bakery donated nearly 200 loaves of bread for those struggling due to the covid-19 outbreak. “We were more than glad to do it,” Certified Master Baker…...

Made in PGH – We asked you on our Instagram account what content you’re looking for right now. So many of you asked how you can help the local community during this strange, difficult time. We’ve also been trying to figure out how to help out, and here’s what we’ve found so…...

The Almanac – The table was set, so to speak, for South Hills Interfaith Movement’s pantry-replenishing “March to Sack Hunger, Pack Hope” efforts to take place throughout the appropriately named month. “This year, we’ve consolidated it into a one-month time frame, and that’s really to express the urgency of action,”…...

The Almanac – Even with the recent volatility of the stock market, the general perception is the U.S. economy is doing quite well these days. For many Americans, though, perception is not reality. “Our pantry service numbers continue at a very high rate, 1,800 to 2,000 people on a monthly…...

Made in PGH – You think you have a busy March? Check out what South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) is up to! SHIM has a month-long endeavour “March to Sack Hunger, Pack Hope” underway to help local families put food on the table. In 2019, SHIM’s three food pantries provided more than…...