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...
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...
‘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:...
‘My mom has COVID-19,’ and other experiences Shepherd students have endured in the pandemic of 2020 They have been called Generation C. This year, as the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, tens of millions of students, from preschools to universities, have had their lives, their studies,...
When coronavirus hit, Shepherd paramedic met vital needs on front lines of pandemic Shane Hardwick was already on the front lines, meeting neighbors’ health needs on Indianapolis’ near east side, when news broke this winter about a deadly new disease ravaging Wuhan, China. By early March, the...
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...
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...
