40 Years of Shepherd: Rooted in Partnerships
From the day Shepherd Community started 40 years ago, it was rooted in...
40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth
Since the beginning, education has been foundational at Shepherd. Yet,...
40 Years of Shepherd: A Safe Place to Play
Happy childhood memories are made on the playground. For our neighborhood children, Shepherd Community Center is the safest place where they can just be kids. They run, jump, imagine, and play at Shepherd every day of the week, all year. But in the neighborhoods where our students and their families live, a safe place to play and be active is few...
Podcasts
Shepherd partners with IPS high school to promote students’ mental health
Shepherd Community Center Chief Engagement Office Phil Edwards and Arsenal Technical...
It’s the season for volunteers. Here’s how you can serve at Shepherd.
Shepherd Community Center Director of Volunteer Engagement Donna Alexander explains how...
Why do people struggle to pay the bills? Our economy isn’t working for everyone.
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the economic...
Columns by Jay
Youth violence in Indianapolis defies easy answers. But I know how you can help.
I recently was sent a disturbing video of a teenager being knocked to the ground by another teen on a Saturday night in downtown Indianapolis. Several teens then surrounded the child – and yes, most teens are still children developmentally and legally – and repeatedly kicked and punched him as he wrapped his arms around his head for protection. Others in the crowd pulled out their phones to record this scene of casual violence in the heart of our city. And yet this brutal assault wasn’t close...
‘Friendship recession’ is ravaging our mental and physical health. Here’s how we fight against it together.
It’s been called the friendship recession. And it’s having devastating consequences on our emotional, mental and physical health. Recent surveys indicate that Americans have significantly fewer close friends on average and are much more likely to say they have no close friends than in previous decades. The friendship recession is so severe that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared that the surge in Americans’ loneliness and isolation is a public health crisis. In May, Murthy...
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...
40 Years of Shepherd: A Safe Place to Play
Happy childhood memories are made on the playground. For our neighborhood children, Shepherd Community Center is the safest place where they can just be kids. They run, jump, imagine, and play at Shepherd every day of the week, all year....
40 Years of Shepherd: Rooted in Partnerships
From the day Shepherd Community started 40 years ago, it was rooted in...
40 Years of Shepherd: Education starts at Birth
Since the beginning, education has been foundational at Shepherd. Yet,...
Podcasts
Shepherd partners with IPS high school to promote students’ mental health
Shepherd Community Center Chief Engagement Office Phil Edwards and Arsenal Technical...
It’s the season for volunteers. Here’s how you can serve at Shepherd.
Shepherd Community Center Director of Volunteer Engagement Donna Alexander explains how...
Why do people struggle to pay the bills? Our economy isn’t working for everyone.
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the economic...
Columns by Jay
Youth violence in Indianapolis defies easy answers. But I know how you can help.
I recently was sent a disturbing video of a teenager being knocked to the ground by another teen on a Saturday night in downtown Indianapolis. Several teens then surrounded the child – and yes, most teens are still children developmentally and legally – and repeatedly kicked and punched him as he wrapped his arms around his head for protection. Others in the crowd pulled out their phones to record this scene of casual violence in the heart of our city. And yet this brutal assault wasn’t close...
‘Friendship recession’ is ravaging our mental and physical health. Here’s how we fight against it together.
It’s been called the friendship recession. And it’s having devastating consequences on our emotional, mental and physical health. Recent surveys indicate that Americans have significantly fewer close friends on average and are much more likely to say they have no close friends than in previous decades. The friendship recession is so severe that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared that the surge in Americans’ loneliness and isolation is a public health crisis. In May, Murthy...
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...