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Serving our neighbors on the near Eastside of Indianapolis

Center For Working Families

Financial & Income Supports Coaching
Employment Coaching
Job Fairs
Continuing Education
Housing Assistance
Training for Home Ownership
Budgeting & Financial Classes

Family Engagement

Community Connection
Project Jordan
Shalom Project
Family Events
Mental Health, Trauma, & Addiction Care
Counseling
Food Access
Legal Clinic

Student Programming

Shepherd Community Early Learning at Minnie Hartmann
Shepherd Community Academy
Before-School
After-School
Education 2 Employment (E2E)
Summer EXCEL & YLIFe
College Access
EMPOWERING PEOPLE FOR CHANGE

Building upward stability

Our neighbors on the near Eastside of Indianapolis live on the edge of crisis. Shepherd works to build assets into people’s lives so they can break the cycle of poverty. By fighting systemic causes and serving with life-long, relationship-based care, Shepherd makes a difference — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and academically.

THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS ​

Serving the community

Shepherd walks alongside our neighbors in every phase of life, meeting people where they are and encouraging them to lives of greater wholeness. We see and serve each person—from newborn babies to students, working families to lonely shut-ins—with wrap-around programs, one-on-one mentoring, and community outreach with a long-term focus.

STORIES OF PROGRESS AND CHANGE

Transformation and Hope

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“It’s a reminder of what’s possible.”
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You can help break the cycle of poverty.