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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 PovertyHow the surge in housing costs is hurting families living in poverty
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses how spikes in rent and mortgage rates, along with rapid gentrification of urban neighborhoods, are hurting…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow building positive memories can help strengthen families
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd and its partners are helping families share positive experiences and build good memories together.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShould I buy food or medicine? Why inflation is still hurting people in poverty
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses the continued challenges that many people in poverty face because of high food prices and increases in housing…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyChronic absenteeism is the latest crisis in education. Here’s how to help.
Shepherd Community Center Assistant Executive Director Andrew Green explores why so many students are missing so much school and how the community can help.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyTogether for the holidays: How Shepherd is helping people connect
Assistant Executive Director Andrew Green discusses the challenges that people living in isolation face during the holidays and how Shepherd Community Center…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy money is important but not all that is needed to break free from poverty
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss both the necessity and the limitations of money in ending…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy strong relationships are essential for leaving behind poverty
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss how building strong relationships and adopting a…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyA 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyA 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShot 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyShepherd’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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertySummertime, 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow 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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyLost 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.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty‘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…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhat these Christian leaders have learned over a lifetime of ministry
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett offer encouragement and advice for young leaders serving in urban…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy breaking free of poverty is about far more than money
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss the complex factors that keep millions of Americans trapped…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhat about my future?
Jay Height concludes the exploration of 10 essential assets for breaking free of poverty with a discussion of the importance of being future oriented and why…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy learning to advocate for yourself is essential for breaking out of poverty
Jay Height continues the conversation about the 10 assets that Shepherd Community Center’s leadership has identified as essential for a person to leave poverty…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy strong, healthy relationships are an essential asset in gaining self-sufficiency
Jay Height explores why strong relationships are a critical asset for people to rise out of poverty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow a puppet – yes, we said, puppet – is helping to inform and inspire kids at Shepherd
Steve Pennington, who provides a unique ministry and service in the community and at Shepherd Community Center, joins Executive Director Jay Height to discuss…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy faith in God is essential for a life filled with hope
Jay Height explores why a personal faith in God is a critical asset for people to rise out of poverty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyThese 10 assets are essential for families to thrive
Executive Director Jay Height discusses the personal assets that the Shepherd Community Center team has identified as essential for people to possess to break…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy is it so hard to break free from poverty?
Jay Height explores misconceptions and myths about poverty in the United States.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow a bag of groceries made an eternal difference
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how doing ministry with neighbors can break down barriers and foster life-changing…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy Christians and the church are still essential in our society
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height explains why churches and Christians have essential roles in a healthy society despite the trend toward…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow to live a life filled with thanksgiving
Jay Height discusses how we can approach life with gratitude and thankfulness even in difficult times.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow ministries can effectively recruit and retain volunteers
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how ministries and nonprofits can do a better job of finding and keeping volunteers.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyBreaking the Cycle of Poverty: What does it mean to be a good neighbor?
Jay Height discusses how we can learn to connect with our neighbors and why it’s so vitally important.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow to help students better prepare for a job
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses why the path to employment needs to begin in middle school for students who face enormous…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow Shepherd became a national leader in community policing
Jay Height explains how the Shalom Project, which pairs a city police and a paramedic to help meet neighbors’ needs, became a groundbreaking initiative on…
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty5 lessons I’ve learned after more than 25 years in ministry
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height shares key lessons he’s learned after more than 25 years in ministry.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow inflation, economic uncertainty and other 2022 trends are affecting people in poverty
Jay Height discusses how the surge in the cost of food, gas, rent and other necessities has affected our neighbors.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow do we respond as Christians to the surge in violent crime?
As crime increases across the United States, Jay Height discusses the factors driving the spike in violence and how ministries can help prevent tragedies and…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow ministries (and governments) can help people grow to help themselves
Too often, nonprofits, government agencies and even ministries are set up to foster dependency among the people they assist. In this episode, Jay Height…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyTexas school shooting: How Christians and the church must respond
This episode focuses on how Christians and churches should work to restore hope and strengthen communities in response to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhat middle-class Americans should know about the realities of poverty
Jay Height explains the challenges and complexities of poverty in the United States and explores how upper-income Americans can truly help neighbors living in…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyEncouragement for ministry leaders struggling in difficult times
Jay Height offers encouragement and advice for pastors and ministry leaders struggling with the emotional, physical and spiritual toll of the past two years.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhat can we learn from failure as ministry leaders and Christ followers?
What happens when things go wrong in ministry. How do we grow as people and as organizations when our hopes and dreams didn’t work out as planned? Jay Height…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow inflation is eroding lower-income Americans’ quality of life
Inflation is at the highest level in nearly 40 years, with the Consumer Price Index increasing 7 percent in 2021. Jay Height explains why lower-income…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow we can help each other get through the hard times
This episode explains how we can engage constructively with our neighbors – next door and across the city – as we navigate the consequences of the pandemic…
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHousing costs have gone through the roof. Can we afford to live here anymore?
This episode examines why soaring home prices and gentrification are heavy burdens for people in poverty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy so many of our neighbors are hungry
This episode centers on hunger in the United States and why millions of Americans lack access to affordable and nutritious food even in a land of plenty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyHow innovation in health care can help lift people out of poverty
This episode explores innovative efforts to provide people living in poverty with high quality and affordable health care.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy Christmas can be a challenging season for families in poverty
This episode focuses on why Christmas is a joyous season but also one that often holds special challenges for people living in poverty.
Breaking the Cycle of PovertyWhy it’s so hard to find a family-sustaining job
This episode focuses on a critical set of issues: Jobs – and what employment means and doesn’t mean for families trying to rise out of poverty.