‘I have come full circle’: Board member De’Niece Harrison-Hudson discusses how Shepherd changes lives
De’Niece Harrison-Hudson, the community affairs director at...
Hunger remains a persistent problem in Indy. Here’s how Shepherd is helping to feed its neighbors.
As meat and poultry prices have increased in recent years, consumers made...
Going home: How Shepherd helps neighbors find a place to call their own
The national median cost to rent a home fell for the first time in three years in March. And while that was good news for renters in Chicago and Cincinnati. It wasn’t the case for people who rent a home in Indianapolis. In Indy, median rent shot up 10.5% in March, the fourth-highest increase of any major metro area in the U.S., according to...
Podcasts
Why breaking free of poverty is about far more than money
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim...
What about my future?
Jay Height concludes the exploration of 10 essential assets for breaking free of poverty...
Why learning to advocate for yourself is essential for breaking out of poverty
Jay Height continues the conversation about the 10 assets that Shepherd Community...
Columns by Jay
Why loving your neighbors is the secret to a happy and healthy life
In 1938, researchers at Harvard University asked a vital question that remains highly relevant 85 years later: What are the factors that determine if a person leads a healthy and happy life? To find answers, the researchers began a long-term study involving 268 Harvard sophomores, whose ranks included a future president, John F. Kennedy. Eventually, the participants’ spouses and children were added to the study, which continues to this day. What did the scientists determine, after eight...
How do we respond as the church in America declines? Get back to the basics of being salt and light.
An important thing to remember about surveys is that one in isolation is of limited value. Are the numbers accurate? Is it showing us an anomaly, or does it signal something wider and deeper? But a cluster of surveys, pointing in the same general direction, can help us accurately identify emerging trends. And there’s little doubt that the Christian church in America is trending downward. Consider these data points: A Gallup survey in August 2019 found that only 36% of Americans said they have...
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain.
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain. The numbers just don’t add up for my neighbors. As inflation soars at the highest rate in more than 40 years, many families on the near east side of Indianapolis are struggling a bit more each month to pay the rent, feed their children, buy gas to get to work and back, and even to purchase necessities like soap and laundry detergent. One mother recently told me she now washes her family’s clothes less often at...
Going home: How Shepherd helps neighbors find a place to call their own
The national median cost to rent a home fell for the first time in three years in March. And while that was good news for renters in Chicago and Cincinnati. It wasn’t the case for people who rent a home in Indianapolis. In Indy, median...
‘I have come full circle’: Board member De’Niece Harrison-Hudson discusses how Shepherd changes lives
De’Niece Harrison-Hudson, the community affairs director at...
Hunger remains a persistent problem in Indy. Here’s how Shepherd is helping to feed its neighbors.
As meat and poultry prices have increased in recent years, consumers made...
Podcasts
Why breaking free of poverty is about far more than money
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim...
What about my future?
Jay Height concludes the exploration of 10 essential assets for breaking free of poverty...
Why learning to advocate for yourself is essential for breaking out of poverty
Jay Height continues the conversation about the 10 assets that Shepherd Community...
Columns by Jay
Why loving your neighbors is the secret to a happy and healthy life
In 1938, researchers at Harvard University asked a vital question that remains highly relevant 85 years later: What are the factors that determine if a person leads a healthy and happy life? To find answers, the researchers began a long-term study involving 268 Harvard sophomores, whose ranks included a future president, John F. Kennedy. Eventually, the participants’ spouses and children were added to the study, which continues to this day. What did the scientists determine, after eight...
How do we respond as the church in America declines? Get back to the basics of being salt and light.
An important thing to remember about surveys is that one in isolation is of limited value. Are the numbers accurate? Is it showing us an anomaly, or does it signal something wider and deeper? But a cluster of surveys, pointing in the same general direction, can help us accurately identify emerging trends. And there’s little doubt that the Christian church in America is trending downward. Consider these data points: A Gallup survey in August 2019 found that only 36% of Americans said they have...
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain.
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain. The numbers just don’t add up for my neighbors. As inflation soars at the highest rate in more than 40 years, many families on the near east side of Indianapolis are struggling a bit more each month to pay the rent, feed their children, buy gas to get to work and back, and even to purchase necessities like soap and laundry detergent. One mother recently told me she now washes her family’s clothes less often at...