40 Years of Shepherd: A Future Worth Fighting For
It had been a long, exhausting day serving our Shepherd students. Another...
40 Years of Shepherd: A Symbol of Achievement and Hope
A trophy may be made of metal, plastic, and gold paint — but its meaning...
‘Your belief changes trajectories’: Work Life graduates share how Shepherd program helped them find new hope
Lasheea Andrews makes and sells skin care products. Magda Joseph runs a manicure and nail art business. Rhonda Perry operates a catering business. Terrell Scott is launching a mobile auto mechanic business. Each of these new entrepreneurs recently earned a Work Life diploma from Shepherd Community Center after completing 11 weeks of training. The...
Podcasts
‘It’s a calling’: Indianapolis police officer talks about his work with Shepherd Community
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay and Height and Indianapolis police...
How ministries like Shepherd partner with government to aid neighbors in need
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Clarence Carter,...
Pastor Aaron Brockett explains why Traders Point Christian Church is a major partner of Shepherd
Shepherd Community Center’s Alan Southerland and Traders Point Christian Church lead...
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...
‘Your belief changes trajectories’: Work Life graduates share how Shepherd program helped them find new hope
Lasheea Andrews makes and sells skin care products. Magda Joseph runs a manicure and nail art business. Rhonda Perry operates a catering business. Terrell Scott is launching a mobile auto mechanic business. Each of these new entrepreneurs...
40 Years of Shepherd: A Future Worth Fighting For
It had been a long, exhausting day serving our Shepherd students. Another...
40 Years of Shepherd: A Symbol of Achievement and Hope
A trophy may be made of metal, plastic, and gold paint — but its meaning...
Podcasts
‘It’s a calling’: Indianapolis police officer talks about his work with Shepherd Community
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay and Height and Indianapolis police...
How ministries like Shepherd partner with government to aid neighbors in need
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Clarence Carter,...
Pastor Aaron Brockett explains why Traders Point Christian Church is a major partner of Shepherd
Shepherd Community Center’s Alan Southerland and Traders Point Christian Church lead...
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...