Ike Taylor hosts ‘Shop With A Jock’

Created on Thursday, 27 December 2012 11:45 Last Updated on Friday, 28 December 2012 08:59 Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 11:45 Written by Courier Newsroom Hits: 608

Pittsburgh Steelers star defensive back Ike Taylor hosted his first “Shop with a Jock” event at the Walmart store in West Mifflin, for 50 underprivileged children from MHY Family Services. This private event gave homeless, neglected, at-risk, and abused children from the Pittsburgh area a night of fun filled with food, games and a $100 shopping spree at Walmart with their favorite Steelers football players.

SHOE SIZE—Tabon Williams, 13, from Robinson Township, shops with Ike Taylor for shoes. (Photos by J.L. Martello)

MHY Family Services is committed to providing sanctuary to help youth heal and cope with psychological and social traumatic experiences. Through the implementation of Sanctuary Model for Trauma Informed Organizations*, MHYFS provides a safe and connected community for clients and staff to actively engage in treatment and programming that encourage healthy recovery, healing and growth for clients.