Gabe Shortt started volunteering at Shepherd when he was a student at Taylor University. After graduation, he spent a year mentoring kids in Shepherd’s after school programs as part of an internship. While working with the kids and interacting with other Shepherd staff and volunteers,...
When Bess* came to Shepherd, this hard-working mother needed support to build the ten assets required to break the cycle of poverty in her family. “Bess has never been afraid to advocate for herself and her children.” With some of her children having disabilities, Bess had to...
Fifteen years ago, Kathryn* came to Shepherd’s women’s group with few of the skills she would need to break the cycle of poverty for her family. “Kathryn wanted more for her daughters.” In addition to coming to Shepherd herself, Kathryn put her children into Shepherd programs as...
When Pam Rady left her inner-city neighborhood at the age of 21, she thought she’d never be back. “I was bitter, because I’ve been through a lot.” Decades later, when her son became a pastor in Shepherd’s community, Pam became a believer, and God began to change...
I have like one good memory of my mom, where we didn't say nothing. We was dancing. But that's like the most intimate moment that I do have in...
I was sexually abused as a child. I told my family that this is happening. My mom eventually just separated our relationships, so I wasn't allowed to come over my dad's house or see my dad. My mom basically raised me as a single mom,...
I want to share with you a story from a few of our staff members, and how they helped our neighbors during the recent cold snaps. While driving through the neighborhood and distributing blankets, we noticed a lady and her elementary-aged daughter standing on the corner....
Shepherd posted the job description and I read it and it was going to give me the opportunity to do police work the way that I think police work should be done...
Project Jordan program is really focused on home visits. And so that's a great opportunity to build a relationship with a family...
True poverty is defined as being unloved, unwanted, uncared for. When I looked to Shepherd, I had to own it. I was living in poverty. Before, I wouldn't have said I was living in poverty. The reality is I was...
