Providing Quality Education
At Shepherd Community Center, it is our vision to see every child in our neighborhood learn to read and write so they can break the cycle of poverty. Because these children aren’t merely a statistic, a number, or a name; they are a smart, capable child in need of a hope and future. In our Shepherd Community Academy, 84% of students are reading at Grade Level, but we want 100% by 2028.
The beauty of Shepherd Community is that we provide quality education all year long through a variety of pathways starting from birth through college & career readiness. Programs like:
– Shepherd Community Early Learning Scholars – serving neighborhood children ages 6 weeks through Kindergarten to develop a love of learning from birth through all-day safe care.
– Shepherd Community Academy – fully accredited, faith-based, independent, non-public school for grades K4 – 5th
– After-School – Elementary program (K-6) providing homework help, tutoring, and enrichment clubs throughout the school year and in partnership with IPS.
– Education to Employment (E2E) – Middle & High School After-School program that helps empower students for future success through life mapping, homework help, and emotional support both at Shepherd Community Center and located at 3 additional partner IPS schools.
– Summer EXCEL (K-6) & YLIFe (7-12) – All day summer fun for over 200 students to fight learning loss, provide innovative learning, reading challenges, field trips, creative activities, college visits, employment, and more!
About Shepherd
Shepherd Community Center has served the near Eastside of Indianapolis since 1985 with a simple but staggering mission: to break the cycle of poverty through a Continuum of Care that meets the physical, emotional, spiritual, and academic needs of our neighbors.
Shepherd offers wrap-around services to our neighborhood children, youth, families, and seniors from cradle to career and beyond through intentional services, programs, and relationships. Shepherd believes that by focusing on building deeper relationships within our Shepherd neighborhoods, we will create a more stable, healthy community for all ages.
Learn more about the mission and values of Shepherd Community by clicking HERE
Shepherd wants to see students excelling at or beyond grade-level and achieve the academic outcomes that are key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Donate $35 a month to tutor, provide books, and teach children living in poverty to read and create a future full of hope!
Peek into the Shepherd Community Academy to see how we are helping students thrive and create a future full of hope.
Your generous donation can make a difference as we help provide quality education to our neighborhood children and help create stability so they can live lives of hope, free from poverty.
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