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Thank you to each and every one of you. Jane and I are so appreciative of all of our colleagues here at Shepherd Community and the great work that you're doing. You see some of you here behind me. Many of you are...
Pandemic response: When the world stepped off a cliff, Shepherd Community and its partners stretched to help In early March, before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, Shepherd Community staff had begun to prepare for what seemed would be significant -- but not overwhelming -- changes...
We are really excited to be able to partner again with Hatch. And today we are doing a special food distribution, we're calling it our Family Breakfast in a Bag. And so families today were able to come by starting at nine o'clock and...
Today brings a new day of challenges, but also great opportunities here at Shepherd community. Thanks to so many folks who are helping us, partner with us, help us provide resources so that we can support our families. Family support is one of...
Thank you for the partnership, for the kingdom, as it relates to the near east side of Indianapolis. Today's Shepherd community needs your help more than ever as we are working to meet the five areas of focus for us, the practical needs...
Each day each week brings a new challenge. And one of the things that we are working on in the five challenges that we're trying to address is the medical needs.Jay Height:We are partnering with the great folks we have in this city...
Good morning. You can see a lot of effort going into this morning and us getting food out to many families. Today we'll distribute groceries, boxes of food to over 500 families. We started at nine o'clock this morning, and by eight o'clock...
The requests for help pouring into Shepherd Community Center provide a snapshot of the already devastating economic consequences of a fast-moving global pandemic. Parents say they need food to feed their families as businesses shut down and work hours are cut, or eliminated altogether. Others need...
A number of year ago I was teaching a Poverty 101 session and we were having a little Q & A at the end when I was asked what should have been a simple question. The woman wanted to know what our goal was in...
Sometimes someone says something that suddenly shifts your way of thinking. And changes how you view the people around you. Take, for example, a recent conversation with Donna Alexander, Shepherd Community Center’s director of volunteers. As we talked about a range of volunteer opportunities, Alexander repeatedly...
