Staff Archives - Shepherd Community Center

20 Dec

Volunteering

As a long-term missionary, serving with her husband and children in Zambia and the Ukraine, Donna Alexander witnessed the complexities and consequences of deep poverty in her day-to-day ministry. Yet, when she arrived at Shepherd Community Center in 2018 to serve as director of volunteers, Alexander...

08:45 / Tim Swarens / Tim Swarens

11 Dec

From volunteer to principal: “God always takes me out of my comfort zone”

Diana Reed had a decision to make. She was serving as a volunteer in a kindergarten class at Shepherd Academy when the organization’s executive director, Jay Height, approached her with a question. Would she take a job as a preschool teacher? I can’t be a teacher, Reed...

08:41 / Tim Swarens / Tim Swarens

02 Dec

Poverty 101

If you've been around Shepherd, you have probably heard about our Poverty 101 training. This unique training helps challenge stereotypes about poverty and ultimately gives you a better understanding of the poverty mindset. If we are going to break the cycle of poverty in the...

13:08 / Poverty 101 / Tim Streett

27 Nov

Count your blessings

Count your blessings. Name them one by one, so as the song goes. Let's do exactly that this week of Thanksgiving. I am thankful for my family, the great staff at Shepherd, and our great partners who help us, help our neighbors. I am truly blessed. Happy Thanksgiving. -Jay...

01:35 / Jay's Journal / JayHeight