Something is always happening at SHIM
For these families in Pittsburgh, teens’ summer jobs make more than just pocket money
PRI’s The World – Sixteen-year-old Vishal Kharel is spending the summer restoring trails in a large county park in Pittsburgh’s southern suburbs. As he digs a ditch, he describes his…
Donations help South Hills Interfaith Movement distribute back-to-school supplies
The Almanac – Summer might not quite be a costumed mascot’s favorite time of year, especially when heat and humidity join forces. But braving the elements must have been worth…
Volunteers help kids build bicycles at Heinz Field
TribLIVE – Nuriah Blandchard, 10, of McKees Rocks, works on building her bike with volunteer Jenna Stearns (off camera), 21, of South Oakland, during the United Way of Southwestern PA’s…
Free meals available for children in the summer
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Getting a free and nutritious lunch is something that many needy children can count on during the school year. In the summer, however, it can be a…
Whitehall refugees staging fashion show to share native cultures
TribLIVE —Daruka Nyuon strutted across the dreary, cluttered porch at her Whitehall housing complex in her vibrant purple, orange and green dashiki, a traditional African dress worn in her Sudanese homeland.…
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