Mon Valley Messenger – This year marks 50 years for South Hills Interfaith Movement, an organization that began as South Hills Ministry in the Mall in 1968. To recognize SHIM’s commitment to the South Hills community, the Allegheny County Council issued an official proclamation at its meeting on Tuesday, June…...
SHIM celebrates 50 years of ‘neighbors helping neighbors’
The Almanac – If SHIM’s 50th-anniversary Celebrate the South Hills event is any indicator, the support organization’s future appears to be a bright one. The nonprofit South Hills Interfaith Movement, based in Bethel Park, welcomed a record 400-plus guests for its annual dinner and program on May 10. And among…...
South Hills Interfaith Movement earns four-star Charity Navigator rating
Tribune-Review – South Hills Interfaith Movement, the longtime Bethel Park human services nonprofit, earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. The designation, SHIM’s first ever, shows the organization – founded nearly 50 years ago – is on firm financial ground and is an ethical charity. “It’s great to receive the recognition…...
700 backpacks to be distributed to South Hills area students
Tribune-Review – Back-to-school sales already have started and the South Hills Interfaith Movement is ready to help ease the financial burden families face when getting ready for the new school year. SHIM is planning distribute 700 backpacks to local children and is asking the community for its support. School supplies,…...
Mt. Lebanon resident’s nonprofit benefits childhood hunger organizations
The Almanac – The setup of Jennifer McDowell’s charity is simple: Only women. A yearly $500 membership. All money goes to childhood hunger. Despite its simplicity, Giving2Grow has granted more than $100,000 to seven childhood hunger organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania in the past three years. “This is an issue that’s…...