Annual Homewood art project: Benches for Change support SSFS

By: Carole Sharwarko HF Chronicle July 15, 2020 Colorful and conveniently placed benches have popped up around downtown Homewood, the 2020 incarnation of an annual art installation. Benches for Changes is a program facilitated by Homewood Business Association that benefits South Suburban Family Shelter, a Homewood-based nonprofit organization that provides services to families experiencing domestic […]

Jewish volunteer group collects carloads of meals for families in need

By: Carole Sharwarko H-F Chronicle July 10, 2020 Volunteers unloaded bags of food so that donors could stay inside their air conditioned cars on a sultry Wednesday morning, during a food collection for South Suburban Family Shelter. The event was organized by the local group of Juf Tikkun Olam Network of Volunteers (TOV) within the […]