SHIM opens new new family center
Courtesy of SHIM
Sara Innamorato, right, Allegheny County Executive, cuts the ribbon on South Hills Interfaith Movement’s new South Hills Family Center in West Mifflin with help from Courtney Macurak, SHIM’s director of programs. The organization opened the new center earlier this month at 1400 Lebanon Church Road, expanding the nonprofit’s capacity to support families in need throughout the South Hills. The new 12,000-square-foot space replaces SHIM’s previous locations in Wallace School in Baldwin. Programs and services offered include parenting classes, support groups, in-home visits for children younger than 5, bilingual walk-in help, immigrant and refugee aid, and a preschool program. One of SHIM’s three food pantry sites will be at this family center, which serves around 1,300 people each month.