Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

A gunman murdered his father. Then Tim Streett found the power to forgive.

Shepherd Community Center Assistant Director Tim Streett, at age 15, witnessed the murder of his father as they shoveled snow in their driveway. Years later, Tim not only forgave his father’s killers but built a lasting friendship with one of the men.

Why personal faith is essential for escaping poverty

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss the essential role that faith in a personal God plays in helping people escape poverty.

A new way to do policing: Why building relationships can prevent making arrests

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Indianapolis police officer Adam Perkins talk about how the Shalom Project team builds relationships with neighbors.

How Shepherd’s Shalom Project helps neighbors through community policing

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Indianapolis police officer Adam Perkins discuss how the Shalom Project team uses community policing to assist neighbors on the near East side.

Shot in the chest: How a member of Shepherd’s Shalom team saved a child’s life

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and paramedic Shane Hardwick talk about the lifesaving help the Shalom Project team provided a 13-year-old shooting victim.

Shepherd’s groundbreaking Shalom Project meets neighbors’ needs where they live

Shepherd’s groundbreaking Shalom Project meets neighbors’ needs where they live
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Indianapolis paramedic Shane Hardwick discuss the innovative assistance the Shalom Project team provides to neighbors in need.

Summertime, and the living isn’t easy. How families in poverty cope when schools is out

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the many challenges that families living in poverty face when schools aren’t in session for the summer.

How are Indy’s children doing? From childcare to nutrition, the needs are great

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the health and well-being of children in Indianapolis in response to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s recent release of its annual Kids Count Data Book.

Lost hope: Why more arrests won’t stop America’s plague of violent crime

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the root causes that lead to crime and what needs to happen to reduce the violence.

‘Watering down their children’s milk’: How rising rent and higher food costs are hurting families

Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how high inflation, including a spike in housing costs, continues to force families to make hard choices.