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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
“Breaking the Cycle of Poverty” explores why poverty remains such a persistent problem in the United States and how individuals and organizations can help people secure economic independence and a higher quality of life.
Episodes
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyAI can be a force for good. Christians need to lead the way.
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Tim Connors, founder of PivotNorth Capital, discuss how Christian leaders can harness artificial…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyAI has potential to transform how we fight hunger and homelessness
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Tim Connors, founder of PivotNorth Capital, discuss innovation in ministry, including the effective…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd partners with Arsenal Tech High to help IPS students
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Arsenal Tech Principal JR Shelt discuss the ministry’s unique partnership with the high school.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd and Sagamore Institute forge partnership to build affordable housing
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Sagamore Institute Senior Fellow Jeff Sparks discuss a new affordable housing initiative on the…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyFamilies working to escape poverty count on safe, affordable childcare options
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the vital importance of safe and effective preschool and daycare for families working to…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools flourishes as new school year begins
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses Shepherd Academy’s plans for the new school year as well as the ministry’s work with…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd’s potential partnership with DC Blox may leverage new resources in fight against poverty
Executive Director Jay Height discusses a potential new partnership that could add significant resources to help neighbors escape poverty
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWelcome to The Porch: Shepherd’s new resource center helps neighbors solve problems
Executive Director Jay Height discusses the vision and mission behind Shepherd’s new Launching Center.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertySummer is busy at Shepherd: It’s a great time to serve kids on Indy’s east side
Executive Director Jay Height talks about service opportunities during a busy summer season at Shepherd.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyGood neighbors needed: How you can build a bridge with the people next door
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses new research that shows Americans are increasingly disconnected from their neighbors, and how you can overcome…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd partnership helps families secure affordable housing
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height and Pastor Ismael Flores discuss new initiative that provides neighbors with affordable homes
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyNew book by Shepherd leader explores how to break out of poverty
Author Tim Streett discusses his book about the 10 essential assets needed to break the cycle of poverty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertySen. Todd Young discusses how proposed increase in tax credit can help working families
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and U.S. Sen. Todd Young discuss how a proposed increase in the federal Child Tax Credit could help…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHope at Easter: How Shepherd shares the love of Jesus with neighbors in Indy
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height talks about how we can find lasting hope at Easter and beyond.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd is helping to meet neighbors’ health-care needs
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses meeting neighbors’ health care needs with Dr. Daniel O’Donnell, the head of Indianapolis’…
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty‘It’s a calling’: Indianapolis police officer talks about his work with Shepherd Community
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Indianapolis police officer Adam Perkins discuss the Shalom Project and community policing.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow ministries like Shepherd partner with government to aid neighbors in need
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Clarence Certer, commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Human Services, discuss how government…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyPastor Aaron Brockett explains why Traders Point Christian Church is a major partner of Shepherd
Shepherd Community Center’s Alan Southerland and Traders Point Christian Church lead pastor Aaron Brockett discuss the power of ministry partnerships.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd steps up to meet the need for affordable housing
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd’s partnership with Arbor Homes and others is meeting the need for affordable housing in Indianapolis.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyGaps in SNAP benefits contribute to hunger crisis in Indianapolis
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses why gaps in SNAP benefits contribute to chronic hunger in Indianapolis.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd partners with IPS high school to promote students’ mental health
Shepherd Community Center Chief Engagement Office Phil Edwards and Arsenal Technical High School teacher Tony Lamont discuss how Shepherd is working with the…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyIt’s the season for volunteers. Here’s how you can serve at Shepherd.
Shepherd Community Center Director of Volunteer Engagement Donna Alexander explains how volunteers can serve their neighbors as Thanksgiving and Christmas draw…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy do people struggle to pay the bills? Our economy isn’t working for everyone.
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the economic challenges that many Americans are now facing.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyNew ministry begins here. Power of internships is building new leaders.
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Young Adult Coordinator David Martinez discuss how internships are building a new generation of…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyNeighbors helping neighbors: How churches can engage with their communities
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height and McKenzie Scott Lewis, senior director of Congregations with Communities, discuss how churches can engage with their…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow a mentor made a lasting difference in this pastor’s life
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and McKenzie Scott Lewis, senior director of Congregations with Communities, discuss how mentors helped…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyChristian compassion has deep roots in American history
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and historian Dan Miller discuss how the Christian view of compassion has shaped American history and…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd launches a major expansion of its health, housing and education ministries
Executive Director Jay Height talks about Shepherd Community Center’s celebration of 40 years in ministry with plans to build a health and wholeness center…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertySummertime, and the living is hard: How Shepherd is helping families meet kids’ needs
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd Community Center is helping families ensure that children are safe, learning and receiving necessities…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Medicaid and food stamps will affect people living in poverty
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how cuts to social service programs like Medicaid and food stamps will harm neighbors living…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Christians can handle political tensions with love and kindness
Shepherd Community Center’s Chief Learning Officer Tim Streett and Redeemer Presbyterian lead pastor Charles Anderson discuss how Christians can interact with…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyDr. Ben Carson: Alleviating poverty starts with relationships and with education
Dr. Ben Carson, the famed neurosurgeon and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, discusses how ministries can help lift…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy are teens so stressed? Shepherd initiative works to reduce students’ anxiety
Executive Director Jay Height and Chief Engagement Officer Phil Edwards discuss Shepherd’s collaboration with Indianapolis Public Schools to reduce students’…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd is helping to improve students’ mental health at a local high school
Executive Director Jay Height and Phil Edwards, Shepherd’s chief engagement officer, discuss an innovative program the ministry has launched to improve…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyBack to the future: What a veteran pastor would tell his younger self about ministry
Executive Director Jay Height talks about key lessons he’s learned about serving in ministry during 30 years at Shepherd.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy strong relationships are essential for breaking out of poverty
Executive Director Jay Height and Tim Streett, Shepherd’s chief learning officer, discuss why building strong relationships is essential for helping neighbors…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyKindness and encouragement: How 2 students found a home at Shepherd
Executive Director Jay Height and recently retired Grace Church teaching pastor Tim Ayres discuss how Christian leaders can thrive in ministry for decades.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow to thrive in Christian ministry for the long haul
Executive Director Jay Height and recently retired Grace Church teaching pastor Tim Ayres discuss how Christian leaders can thrive in ministry for decades.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHappy New Year! Here’s what lies ahead for Shepherd in 2025
Executive Director Jay Height discusses plans to celebrate Shepherd Community Center’s 40th anniversary in 2025.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyGap between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ grew in 2024
Executive Director Jay Height reviews the triumphs and challenges of 2024, including an increase in neighbors struggling with the high cost of necessities.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow you can help Shepherd celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas
Executive Director Jay Height discusses opportunities to serve as Shepherd prepares to help our neighbors celebrate the holidays.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd got its start and where it’s headed in the future
Executive Director Jay Height discusses Shepherd Community Center’s history and its future as the ministry prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyViolence in Indy shatters families and leaves neighbors asking: Where can I find hope?
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how a wave of violence is affecting our neighbors, our community and ministry leaders.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd works with local builder to provide affordable housing in Indianapolis
Executive Director Jay Height and Director of Housing Dennis Westlake discuss how Shepherd is working with partners in the community to address the urgent need…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd shows how a Christian ministry can partner with public schools
Executive Director Jay Height discusses Shepherd Community Center’s growing partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools to meet students’ physical and mental…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Dolly Parton and Shepherd are working together to teach kids to read
Executive Director Jay Height discusses Shepherd Community Center’s adult and children’s literacy efforts, including its partnership with Dolly Parton’s…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow we can help our children thrive in a tough world
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how government, businesses and ministries can work together to improve children’s lives.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Indiana can become the best state in the nation for children
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height casts a bold vision for the future of Indiana: how can the state become the best in the nation to raise…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd’s economic impact in Indianapolis pays huge dividends
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height interviews Phil Powell, executive director of the Indiana Business Research Center, on the economic…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd is taking innovative steps to address America’s housing crisis
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Shepherd’s Director of Housing Dennis Westlake discuss the ministry’s innovative efforts to help…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd is responding to America’s critical lack of affordable housing
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Shepherd’s Director of Housing Dennis Westlake discuss how the lack of affordable affects neighbors…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhat does the future hold for Shepherd Community Center?
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height talks about the ministry’s future as it prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow should the community respond to the youth violence plaguing our city?
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how the church and the community need to respond to the surge in youth violence in…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow inflation has left lower-income workers struggling to buy groceries
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Dave Miner of the Indy Hunger Network discuss the effects of inflation on low-income families.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy are so many people hungry when we’re surrounded by so much food?
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Dave Miner of the Indy Hunger Network discuss why chronic hunger remains a persistent problem in…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Christians can help people struggling with substance abuse
Guests Frank and Obed Santiesteban discuss the growing challenges of ministering to people who struggle with substance abuse.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow to welcome our new neighbors: Migration is changing how we do ministry
Executive Director Jay Height discusses ministry needs and opportunities surrounding migration, immigration and refugees with guests Frank and Obed…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow isolation and loneliness led to a ‘friendship recession’ in America
Executive Director Jay Height explains how each of us can help overcome the epidemic of loneliness and isolation plaguing our neighbors.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd partners with Purdue and USC for virtual reality treatment of trauma
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd’s partnership with Purdue University Northwest and the University of Southern California is leading to…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy Shepherd is partnering with Indianapolis Public Schools to improve education
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd is working with Indianapolis Public Schools to help families secure a good education for their children.