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FromBreaking the Cycle of Poverty

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May 11, 2023

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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 acquiring enough money to meet basic needs is increasingly difficult but necessary for sustained self-sufficiency.

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May 11, 2023

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“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.

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How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
12 min listen
How 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 obstacles in life. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
What 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 explores how good leaders and good organizations can handle mistakes with honesty and grace, and... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
9 min listen
Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
16 min listen
Texas 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, Texas, which took the lives of at least 19 children and 2 adults. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
How 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 promote hope. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
12 min listen
Introduction: An overview of our podcast: “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. The series features Jay Height, e... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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What 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 poverty. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
16 min listen
How 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, executive director of Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis, discusses why building our neighbor... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
18 min listen
How 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 Americans are suffering the most from the rise in the cost of necessities and how Shepherd is respondin... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
11 min listen
Housing 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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, social unrest, and political and economic upheaval. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
16 min listen
Encouragement 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
7 min listen
Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
5 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
11 min listen
Why learning to advocate for yourself is essential for breaking out of poverty by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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 relationships. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
16 min listen
Breaking 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
11 min listen
How to live a life filled with thanksgiving: Jay Height discusses how we can approach life with gratitude and thankfulness even in difficult times. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
15 min listen
Why 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 secularism. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
12 min listen
These 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 out of poverty and gain a sustainable level of independence. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
12 min listen
How 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 Indianapolis’ near Eastside. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
9 min listen
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 ne... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
15 min listen
‘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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
How 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 how he uses the art of puppetry to teach and inspire children. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
10 min listen
How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
10 min listen
What 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 ministry. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
23 min listen

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How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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 Santiesteban. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Shepherd 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 development of a virtual reality-assisted treatment program for young people dealing with chro... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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 families as they struggle to pay for housing. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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How 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Should 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 costs. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Chronic 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Together 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 is helping them connect with their neighbors. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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 generational poverty. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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 future-oriented mindset help neighbors break the cycle of poverty. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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 ne... by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
15 min listen
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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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‘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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
What 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 ministry. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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 in poverty. We learn that breaking free from poverty is much more than just money. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
13 min listen
How 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 how he uses the art of puppetry to teach and inspire children. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Why 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. by Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
14 min listen
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