Recent Events

On December 10, 2015, the Harrisburg-Hershey Zonta Club shared the blessings of the season with Shalom House. Thank you Zonta for your continued partnership!

On December 6, Freedom Toyota in Harrisburg shared gifts, food, and blessings of the season with many families in need in our area, including those served by Shalom House through its emergency and transitional housing programs. Thank you for your support!

On December 2, 2015, Zonta held its Zonta Says No Rally in the Capitol. Meaningful testimony was shared by State Representatives and Senators, as well as local agencies and advocates addressing issues of violence and abuse. Zonta continues to be an invaluable partner to Shalom House.

Junior League of Harrisburg is connecting with Shalom House for the Sixth Annual Wreaths for a Reason event. Thank you Junior League for Harrisburg for helping raise needed funds for Shalom House!

Thank you Golden Living for your generosity and support of Shalom House!

Shalom House extends its thanks and congratulations to Jacquie Rucker for her years of dedication and service to Christian Churches United/HELP. Enjoy your retirement, Jacquie!

Volunteers from United Concordia shared their painting skills at Shalom House, brightening things up at the shelter. Thank you!

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Comcast employees donated these many gifts (and countless others not shown here) to Shalom House, supporting their emergency shelter and transtional housing programs, and their work to serve affected women and their children.

Shalom House has been awarded the 2015 FootPRINT Fund Award. This award of marketing and print services will support the mission of Shalom House and its commitment to our community.

The Colonial Park Rotary Club hosted a tailgate party event on October 7, including a Pig Kissing Contest to benefit the mission of Shalom House. The Club is partnering with Shalom House to raise the funds necessary to address building improvements needed at the shelter and expand the security cameras on the building -- all of which will provide added safety measures for the staff, volunteers and to the women and children served at the emergency shelter.

Crafters from the mid-state have been working hard to make holiday wreaths in preparation for the Sixth Annual Shalom House �Wreaths for a Reason.� The event will feature homemade holiday wreaths, prominently displayed at Strawberry Square through the generous support of Harristown Development Corporation. Visitors place in a silent auction or purchase their wreath at a �buy-it-now� price.

The 2015 auction and sale will be held on November 17, 18 and 19. For more information, click on the link below.

A volunteer team from TE Connectivity is spending time for this Day of Caring at Shalom House, building shelves, replacing furnishings and doing general clean-up. Truly a demonstrating of Living United. THANKS!

We are excited to announce that Shalom House will be a charitable partner of Spring Gate Vineyard at their Second Annual Cork & Pork Wine and Beer Festival. Join us on Saturday, October 3 as we enjoy an afternoon of outstanding food, wine, beer and music. The event runs from noon to 7:00 p.m.

On Saturday, July 25, Shalom House partnered with the Heart of Harrisburg Church and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank for the Allison HIll Community Festival . Over 1,300 people in the Allison Hill Community were served, with over 300 backpacks given away to students in need. Shalom House residents and program participants took part, helping out with face-painting, food service, kids' games and more.

Superhero Weekend was a concept that was all about celebrating our local heroes. With comic book icons like Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, and others wandering the streets of downtown Harrisburg, we could set the stage to remember that there are heroes among us, every day, sometimes unusal heroes at that.

At Shalom House, through our emergency shelter and transitional housing programs, we work with women and children who are faced with taking steps towards a better tomorrow, steps that are often include overcoming a sense of hopelessness, fear, and defeat. Yet, as the steps are taken and goals are achieved, these women and children can and do move forward on their journey to personal independence, realizing that their time with Shalom House was but a stop on their way to restoration.

Supporting these women and children towards that end result cannot be accomplished without the partnership and support of the community.

Superhero Weekend provided the chance to feature the impact of partnership on the mission of Shalom House, in 2015 to include Arts Fest, Heart of Harrisburg Church, The King Center, Partnership for Hope, The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Latino Hispanic American Community Center, as well as CREDC, The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, LAMAR Advertising, and Kamionka Entertainment among others.

Collectively a goal was to demonstrate The Art & Power of Vision and Partnership - where the coming together as a community provides the opportunity to overcome any and every challenge, which includes issues of homelessness and more as well as intentionally being mindful of the work that is done daily to preserve and protect our city and expanded boundaries, through our First Responders, to serve our children, honoring teachers, and in the spirit of Memorial Day, our military.

$5000 was raised to support Shalom House housing programs throughout event. Equally important, Superhero Weekend was a celebration of our local Super Heroes and a time to begin creating a future through that Power of Vision and Partnership - a future that sees an end to homelessness. We extend our thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped make the first annual SUPERHERO WEEKEND a success!

2016 promises to be bigger, better, Stronger ... Stay tuned!

Click on this link for CBS 21's coverage of the event

or this link for Comcast Newsmaker's coverage of the event.

Shalom House was well represented at the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community on May 16. What a fun event!

We were so glad to walk in honor of our special ladies and appreciated that Trina, Virginia, Nikkia, and Joyce were able to walk with us. These women have been on a walk of their own towards independence and a new life. They inspired those of us walking with and for them. To date, we have raised $5671, surpassing last year�s total funds raised, but we still have a ways to go towards our goal.

It�s not too late � you can still donate. Here�s the link to the Shalom House walk page.

A huge THANK YOU, to Alta View Wellness Center for their support of Shalom House, raising over $1,100 and collecting a car load of wich list items for Shalom House at their fundraiser on May 8.

Your support is invaluable to Shalom House.

Come join us for Downtown Harrisburg's Superhero Weekend May 23-24. Live bands, fireworks, a Superheroes Ball, Lunch with Superheroes . . . there will be something for everyone! Proceeds for the event will support Shalom House. For a full list of events, clicK on this link.

Blooms with Purpose, a Mother�s Day floral arrangement sale and silent auction, will be held across from Dress Barn on the lower level of Strawberry Square on May 7 and 8 between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and 3 and 5:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Strawberry Square, which is owned by Harristown Development Corporation, Blooms with Purpose is a fundraiser for the YWCA and the Shalom House, a 20-bed emergency shelter in the city�s Allison Hill neighborhood, is known for its innovative programming to help women achieve independence.

�Every penny donated helps Shalom House provide critical support to women and children who need a safe and secure place to live while they work to get back on their feet,� said the shelter�s executive director, Denise Britton.

The 6th Annual Central Pennsylvania Women's Spring Fling Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Sportsman's Golf Course. Proceeds from this event will benefit Shalom House.

For more information, please click on the link below.

Please join Alta View Wellness Center on Friday, May 8 for a night of wellness donated by Alta View's wide range of practicioners to benefit Shalom House.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Annual Theater Event on Saturday, February 7. This year's event raised nearly $11,000!

A special thank you to the following event sponsors: