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Innovation in the time of corona: How Shepherd’s learning pods help students overcome pandemic-related learning loss This summer, McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm, published a report about student learning loss amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It carried this disturbing headline: “The hurt could last a...
Hi welcome. And this week we want to give you an update on the difference you've made in the families here at Shepherd community. Back in March, when we put together our 120 day plan, we said we were going to impact five...
COVID-19 has made hunger a constant companion for many Americans. Here’s how you can help. The figure – in a nation with as much wealth and resources as the United States – is staggering. On Aug. 16, the Wall Street Journal reported, based on data from...
Hey, we're excited here at Minnie Hartmann. Our new early childhood center opened this week and we've had little feet walking in this door and we're excited about that. We've had parents carry in their infant children in, and we know that this...
‘Connectivity is oxygen’: How Shepherd Community is helping families gain internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the nation to shut down in March, families and educators were suddenly confronted with a new set of complex challenges. Chief among them:...
Hi, it's Jay Height here at Shepard Community. And today we're going to take a look back over the last 120 days when we pivoted to deal with major crisis of an economy, of a upheaval because of racism and a pandemic. We...
Shepherd’s new child care center will set foundation for lifetime of learning It doesn’t take much imagination to see what Christmas programs will one day look and sound like at the Minnie Hartmann Center on Indianapolis’ near east side. As scores of young children sing carols, dozens...
Greetings this hot week here in Indianapolis. Lots of happenings with the kids at Shepherd Community and we're excited to update you. This is our first week where kids are actually on site and we're partnering with SpringHill to provide creative ways for...
Hi, Jay Height here at Shepherd Community. And it's another busy week as we prepare for more food distributions, continuing to reach out to our families in all of their crisis and challenges and support them and and to work with them, to...
Hungry and in pain, the man was desperate for help. So he did what he knew to do: Call 911. A dispatcher dutifully sent an ambulance, even though the man’s needs were not immediately life threatening, because often there’s simply no one else to send. But this...
