40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth
Since the beginning, education has been foundational at Shepherd. Yet,...
Shepherd honored as a Champion of Impact in Indianapolis for its work helping neighbors break free from poverty
Indiana University’s football team wasn’t the only champions crowned in...
40 Years of Shepherd: Rooted in Partnerships
From the day Shepherd Community started 40 years ago, it was rooted in partnership. Partners make Shepherd possible. From financial gifts to volunteers to in-kind donations to facility usage to experiences, our partners use their strengths, resources, and capabilities to help Shepherd do more than we can do on our own. Our partners range from...
Podcasts
Shepherd steps up to meet the need for affordable housing
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd’s partnership with Arbor Homes and...
Gaps in SNAP benefits contribute to hunger crisis in Indianapolis
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses why gaps in SNAP...
Shepherd partners with IPS high school to promote students’ mental health
Shepherd Community Center Chief Engagement Office Phil Edwards and Arsenal Technical...
Columns by Jay
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...
Shepherd Community Center marks 40 years of community collaboration to break the cycle of poverty
After 40 years of committed service on Indianapolis’ near Eastside, Shepherd Community Center is breaking ground on its most ambitious project yet. The Ruby Project will bring new housing, a wellness center and expanded education to one of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods. What started in 1985 as a shared Thanksgiving meal has grown into an organization reaching more than 10,000 individuals each year. With the Ruby Project, Shepherd Community Center is looking not just to grow, but to...
How you can have an encounter this year with your neighbors – and with Jesus
By Jay Height and Jeremy Height In Luke 8, we find Jesus where we often find Him in the Gospels -- on the move. And while He is on the move, Jesus has a life-changing encounter with an unnamed woman, whose issue with blood gives us a glimpse, not only of radical faith, but also of the intersection of blessing our community and bringing people to Jesus. This woman was desperate because of her illness. It would have caused her not only physical pain, but also would have made her to be considered...
40 Years of Shepherd: Rooted in Partnerships
From the day Shepherd Community started 40 years ago, it was rooted in partnership. Partners make Shepherd possible. From financial gifts to volunteers to in-kind donations to facility usage to experiences, our partners use their...
40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth
Since the beginning, education has been foundational at Shepherd. Yet,...
Shepherd honored as a Champion of Impact in Indianapolis for its work helping neighbors break free from poverty
Indiana University’s football team wasn’t the only champions crowned in...
Podcasts
Shepherd steps up to meet the need for affordable housing
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd’s partnership with Arbor Homes and...
Gaps in SNAP benefits contribute to hunger crisis in Indianapolis
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses why gaps in SNAP...
Shepherd partners with IPS high school to promote students’ mental health
Shepherd Community Center Chief Engagement Office Phil Edwards and Arsenal Technical...
Columns by Jay
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...
Shepherd Community Center marks 40 years of community collaboration to break the cycle of poverty
After 40 years of committed service on Indianapolis’ near Eastside, Shepherd Community Center is breaking ground on its most ambitious project yet. The Ruby Project will bring new housing, a wellness center and expanded education to one of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods. What started in 1985 as a shared Thanksgiving meal has grown into an organization reaching more than 10,000 individuals each year. With the Ruby Project, Shepherd Community Center is looking not just to grow, but to...
How you can have an encounter this year with your neighbors – and with Jesus
By Jay Height and Jeremy Height In Luke 8, we find Jesus where we often find Him in the Gospels -- on the move. And while He is on the move, Jesus has a life-changing encounter with an unnamed woman, whose issue with blood gives us a glimpse, not only of radical faith, but also of the intersection of blessing our community and bringing people to Jesus. This woman was desperate because of her illness. It would have caused her not only physical pain, but also would have made her to be considered...