General Announcements

Kenosha WI, (August 19, 2023) Shalom Center Food Pantry is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer to provide much-needed relief to local families facing food insecurity through the retailer’s customer-driven hunger relief program, Simply Give. As part of its ongoing commitment to invest in its communities, Meijer announced in April 2023 an extra [...]

Kenosha WI, (June 14, 2023) Shalom Center “Pistons for Hope” Car Show will take place on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, from 10am to 2pm at St. Anne Catholic Church, 9091 Prairie Blvd, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The 2nd annual car show will feature both classic cars and new performance vehicles. The public is invited to [...]

Kenosha WI, (May 4, 2023) The Shalom Center Annual Celebration took place on Thursday, May 4th at the Italian American Club in Kenosha. The theme of this year’s event was “Celebrate HOPE” to honor the unwavering spirit and dedication that has propelled the growth of the local non-profit. The enjoyable evening included delicious Italian-American [...]

Kenosha WI, (April 1, 2023) Shalom Center was honored during the United Way of Kenosha County kick-off of their 100 Years, 100 Volunteers: A Day of Service on Saturday, April 1 at the KTEC campus. Receiving the 2023 Spirit of Caring Award, the Shalom Center was recognized for “living” the spirit of United Way [...]

Kenosha WI, (March 21, 2023) Shalom Center announced Jolynn (JoJo) Franklin has been named Diversion Specialist for the nonprofit devoted to providing emergency food, shelter, and guidance to the Kenosha community. As a diversion specialist, she will work with those who are at imminent risk of homelessness or those who have lost their housing [...]

Kenosha WI, (February 24, 2023) Tamara Coleman, Executive Director at the non-profit Shalom Center in Kenosha was honored by BizTimes Media as one of Southeast Wisconsin’s Notable BIPOC Executives for 2023. Executives chosen have demonstrated excellence in their field and the ability to effect change within the organization and community. Selected BIPOC Executives also [...]

Tamarra Coleman, executive director of the Shalom Center, along with her staff, organized the 4th Annual “Love Purses for a Purpose” drive for Valentine’s Day collecting 700 purses. Kenosha WI, (February 14, 2023) Tamarra Coleman, executive director of the Shalom Center, along with her staff, organized the 4th Annual “Love Purses for a [...]

Kenosha WI, (January 16, 2023) Tamara Coleman was honored at the Gateway Technical College’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held on Monday, January 16th in the Madrigrano Conference Center on the college’s Kenosha Campus. She received one of this year’s Dr. King Humanitarian awards, recognizing her for contributions and dedication to the [...]

Shalom Center ground breaking for the new addition was attended by members of the staff, board of directors, volunteers and representatives from Bane-Nelson and Kueny Architects. Kenosha WI, (January 6, 2023) Shalom Center broke ground on January 6th, 2023 on a new, fully-funded $2.4 million addition at the growing nonprofit devoted to providing [...]