40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth

40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth

Since the beginning, education has been foundational at Shepherd. Yet, access to quality, affordable childcare has been and continues to be a major challenge in Shepherd’s neighborhood. Instead of just offering childcare, Shepherd wanted to create a foundation and a love of learning for our youngest neighbors. In collaboration with Near East Area...

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Podcasts

Columns by Jay

We were made to Connect

“Growing up, we lived life in community, but then things changed.” – Jay Height What is community, and why does it matter? Have we experienced the death of the community? Is there a way for us to transform the epidemic of loneliness plaguing our communities into one full of hope and connection? Join Executive Director as he looks back on his life, and the role community has played in his life personally and in the lives of those we serve at Shepherd Community Center....

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How can YOU be the Salt?

“You are the salt of the earth.” – Jesus (Matthew 5:13a) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses salt to teach his followers and the crowds about their role to play in the world around them. But why does Jesus use salt as the example? What does it mean to “Be the Salt”?Let’s take a deep dive with Executive Director and Pastor Jay Height into the origins of salt and how we can “Be the Salt.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_yXyLqOU-w&feature=youtu.be So, how can YOU be the Salt?Your time,...

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As food stamps run out, our neighbors are at risk of going hungry. Please help.

Many of my neighbors will begin to run out of food in a few days. Unless. Unless we work together as a community. Unless we step up with determination and compassion to meet an emerging urgent crisis. As the federal government shutdown continues, SNAP benefits (food stamps) will end Nov. 1 in Indiana. The pain will start to hit the first of our neighbors on Nov. 5, when their monthly benefits normally would be replenished. How many neighbors? About 600,000 Hoosiers – roughly one in 12 – rely...

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Podcasts

Columns by Jay

We were made to Connect

“Growing up, we lived life in community, but then things changed.” – Jay Height What is community, and why does it matter? Have we experienced the death of the community? Is there a way for us to transform the epidemic of loneliness plaguing our communities into one full of hope and connection? Join Executive Director as he looks back on his life, and the role community has played in his life personally and in the lives of those we serve at Shepherd Community Center....

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How can YOU be the Salt?

“You are the salt of the earth.” – Jesus (Matthew 5:13a) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses salt to teach his followers and the crowds about their role to play in the world around them. But why does Jesus use salt as the example? What does it mean to “Be the Salt”?Let’s take a deep dive with Executive Director and Pastor Jay Height into the origins of salt and how we can “Be the Salt.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_yXyLqOU-w&feature=youtu.be So, how can YOU be the Salt?Your time,...

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As food stamps run out, our neighbors are at risk of going hungry. Please help.

Many of my neighbors will begin to run out of food in a few days. Unless. Unless we work together as a community. Unless we step up with determination and compassion to meet an emerging urgent crisis. As the federal government shutdown continues, SNAP benefits (food stamps) will end Nov. 1 in Indiana. The pain will start to hit the first of our neighbors on Nov. 5, when their monthly benefits normally would be replenished. How many neighbors? About 600,000 Hoosiers – roughly one in 12 – rely...

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