Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Government
“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.
Location:
United States
Description:
“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.
Language:
English
Episodes
How to welcome our new neighbors: Migration is changing how we do ministry
5/2/2024
Executive Director Jay Height discusses ministry needs and opportunities surrounding migration, immigration and refugees with guests Frank and Obed Santiesteban.
Duration:00:19:53
How isolation and loneliness led to a ‘friendship recession’ in America
4/18/2024
Executive Director Jay Height explains how each of us can help overcome the epidemic of loneliness and isolation plaguing our neighbors.
Duration:00:14:28
Shepherd partners with Purdue and USC for virtual reality treatment of trauma
3/28/2024
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd’s partnership with Purdue University Northwest and the University of Southern California is leading to development of a virtual reality-assisted treatment program for young people dealing with chronic trauma.
Duration:00:08:16
Why Shepherd is partnering with Indianapolis Public Schools to improve education
3/8/2024
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd is working with Indianapolis Public Schools to help families secure a good education for their children.
Duration:00:07:21
How the surge in housing costs is hurting families living in poverty
2/22/2024
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses how spikes in rent and mortgage rates, along with rapid gentrification of urban neighborhoods, are hurting families as they struggle to pay for housing.
Duration:00:09:52
How building positive memories can help strengthen families
2/8/2024
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd and its partners are helping families share positive experiences and build good memories together.
Duration:00:14:21
Should I buy food or medicine? Why inflation is still hurting people in poverty
1/25/2024
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses the continued challenges that many people in poverty face because of high food prices and increases in housing costs.
Duration:00:11:54
Chronic absenteeism is the latest crisis in education. Here’s how to help.
1/11/2024
Shepherd Community Center Assistant Executive Director Andrew Green explores why so many students are missing so much school and how the community can help.
Duration:00:13:03
Together for the holidays: How Shepherd is helping people connect
12/29/2023
Assistant Executive Director Andrew Green discusses the challenges that people living in isolation face during the holidays and how Shepherd Community Center is helping them connect with their neighbors.
Duration:00:12:04
Why money is important but not all that is needed to break free from poverty
12/14/2023
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss both the necessity and the limitations of money in ending generational poverty.
Duration:00:19:44
Why strong relationships are essential for leaving behind poverty
11/30/2023
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Assistant Director Tim Streett discuss how building strong relationships and adopting a future-oriented mindset help neighbors break the cycle of poverty.
Duration:00:17:19
A gunman murdered his father. Then Tim Streett found the power to forgive.
11/9/2023
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.
Duration:00:40:39
Why personal faith is essential for escaping poverty
10/26/2023
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.
Duration:00:19:18
A new way to do policing: Why building relationships can prevent making arrests
9/28/2023
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height and Indianapolis police officer Adam Perkins talk about how the Shalom Project team builds relationships with neighbors.
Duration:00:15:07
How Shepherd’s Shalom Project helps neighbors through community policing
9/14/2023
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.
Duration:00:28:52
Shot in the chest: How a member of Shepherd’s Shalom team saved a child’s life
8/31/2023
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.
Duration:00:17:38
Shepherd’s groundbreaking Shalom Project meets neighbors’ needs where they live
8/17/2023
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.
Duration:00:15:06
Summertime, and the living isn’t easy. How families in poverty cope when schools is out
8/3/2023
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.
Duration:00:12:40
How are Indy’s children doing? From childcare to nutrition, the needs are great
7/20/2023
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.
Duration:00:14:23
Lost hope: Why more arrests won’t stop America’s plague of violent crime
7/6/2023
Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses the root causes that lead to crime and what needs to happen to reduce the violence.
Duration:00:12:41