SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CENTER

Shepherd Community Center is a faith-based, nonprofit organization established in 1985 with a simple but staggering mission: to break the cycle of poverty on the near Eastside of Indianapolis through a Continuum of Care that meets the physical, emotional, spiritual, and academic needs of our neighbors from cradle to career - and beyond. Located centrally within the community it serves, Shepherd offers programs for children, teens, adults, and families. Our primary tools? Education and love... At Shepherd, we do life with our neighbors, and see their felt needs first-hand. Some causes of poverty are systemic, and others are situational, but all restrict people's ability to navigate life. Breaking down our preconceived notions and cultural blind-spots is key to achieving real impact in the lives of neighbors living in generational poverty... Shepherd Community Center works to break the cycle of poverty in Indianapolis through relationship-based, wrap-around care and service to our..

Primary location: Indianapolis United States