Shalom’s history

Shalom was founded in 1973 by Sister Madeleine Boyd, SND de Namur.  Shalom began as a high school-based drug and alcohol abuse prevention program with a grant from the City of Philadelphia’s Coordinating Office for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs.  In the provision of these prevention services, an overwhelming need for intervention services grew. 

Expansion and new initiative funding also broadened the scope and target population of Shalom’s services over the years.  We have offered a variety of professional services, to children, adolescents and adults that ranged from prevention to treatment