Shepherd Wellness Community

Shepherd Wellness Community Shepherd Wellness Community's mission is helping people living with HIV/AIDS improve their Wellness The first dinner was held in October 1987.

In the summer of 1987, four young men living with AIDS, a social worker, and a physician met with Episcopal Priest Father Lynn Edwards to discuss the effects of AIDS and HIV infection in the Pittsburgh area. Then, as today, Pennsylvania ranked among the top 10 states with the most cases of AIDS. Yet there was no place where people with this disease could socialize with their partners, families and friends in a safe and secure setting. From that meeting grew the Shepherd Wellness Community, a gathering place and resource center for people with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones. The tradition of a nourishing meal accompanied by health education programs, peer support, wellness classes and socialization continues to this day, as we welcome people across the spectrum of age, race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. SERVICES PROVIDED
• The only HIV/AIDS community in Western Pennsylvania.
• More than 7,000 wellness dinners each year improve nutrition and provide social support.
• HIV Support groups boost mental and physical health
and guide members through the challenges of living
with HIV/AIDS.
• Peer Counseling phone calls offer a lifeline of help by
providing support, information and referrals to connect
members with HIV/AIDS services.
• Treatment education speakers help our members
improve their wellness and provide the latest
information about HIV/AIDS treatment and medical
advances.
• Wellness programs improve quality of life by
addressing the six dimensions of wellness (social,
occupational, spiritual, physical, intellectual and
emotional).
• Transportation assistance, in the form of bus tickets
or mileage reimbursement, helps our members access
our services.
• Quality of Life Respite Outings combat isolation
and loneliness and provide supportive community for
people living with HIV and their loved ones.

The Shepherd Wellness Community and the PGH Equality Center are inviting you to volunteer Thursday, October 2nd from 6:0...
09/16/2025

The Shepherd Wellness Community and the PGH Equality Center are inviting you to volunteer Thursday, October 2nd from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for an OUTrageous Bingo Specials Packet Assembly Party with pizza for our helpers. Help us make OUTrageous Bingo an OUTrageously good time for all!

We will be meeting in the Shepherd Wellness Community Center Dining Room at 4800 Sciota Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 in the Bloomfield Neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We will be assembling specials packets for sales at bingo.

Bring a friend and join the fun by helping us out and enjoy some pizza while we work.

Please visit https://outrageousbingopgh.ivolunteer.com/ to sign up.

If you have any questions after visiting the sign-up link, please contact the Shepherd Wellness Community office at Office@swconline.org or 412-683-4477.

We hope to see you there!

P.S. Shepherd Wellness Community is located one block from West Penn Hospital in the Bloomfield neighborhood. Parking is on street with a 1 hour allowance for non residents and restrictions end at 7pm. Please come to the South Mathilda Street entrance with the awning.

SWC Red Ribbon Benefit volunteer opportunity -
09/16/2025

SWC Red Ribbon Benefit volunteer opportunity -

09/11/2025

We're talking with representatives from the Shepherd Wellness Community. David Highfield is once again co-hosting their annual Red Ribbon Benefit: An Evening of Community and Culture.

We can't thank the good people at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh enough for providing such superb catering services while ...
09/09/2025

We can't thank the good people at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh enough for providing such superb catering services while we remodeled the Shepherd Wellness Community kitchen.

If you haven't heard about Community Kitchen and the good work they are doing in the Pittsburgh Community be sure to check out their pages here on Instagram and or Facebook or visit their website at https://www.ckpgh.org/.

09/09/2025

The newly remodeled SWC kitchen has been inspected and cleared by the Allegheny County Health Department. We will resume our freshly prepared meals tomorrow evening (Wedenesday 9/9/25)!!!!

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4800 Sciota Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15224

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+14126834477

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Shepherd Wellness Community

In the summer of 1987 a group of young men living with AIDS, a caring social worker and a physician met with Father Lynn Edwards to discuss the effects of AIDS and HIV infection in the Pittsburgh area.

Then, as today, Pennsylvania ranked among the top 10 states with the most cases of AIDS. Yet there was no place in Pittsburgh where people with this disease could socialize with their partners, families and friends in a safe and secure setting. From this meeting grew the Shepherd Wellness Community – a supportive community for people with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones. The first dinner was held in October 1987, and the tradition of nourishing meals accompanied by wellness

programs and social support continues to this day. A concerned group sitting around a kitchen table has become the only HIV/AIDS community in Western Pennsylvania.

SERVICES PROVIDED