Shepherd Store
Help us break the cycle of poverty on the near east side of Indianapolis. All of the items listed in the Shepherd Store are things that we need to run the programs that our students and neighbors benefit from. We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Spring 2007
- Care Packages
- Personnel
- Online Tutorial
- SAT/ACT Prep
- College Visit
Care Packages
Quantity: 10
Cost: $60 including shipping
Care Packages are sent or delivered once or twice a year to our college students. The pcackages include toiletry items, snacks, gift cards to local grocery stores and restaurants, or specific items the individual student may need such as contact lens or car repair certificates.
Personnel
Average Cost: $462/Wk
Curtis Adkins
Director of College Access
Curtis has worked at Shepherd Community Center for three years, but he became part of the Shepherd Family when he was 15. Discouraged and put down for most of his adolescence, he got involved with our High School Program and was built back up at Shepherd. The staff gave him hope, provided joy, and helped him achieve his goals. He went on to not only graduate high school but also college receiving a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Christian Counseling and Vocational Ministries.
He came back to Shepherd Community Center as a staff member three years ago to help provide other teenagers what he was given. He worked with Jay Height, Director of Shepherd Community Center, to start the College Access Program.
When asked why this program is so important to him, Curtis replies, “It was the people here that had the greatest impact on my life. The people here at Shepherd helped me with all the details in my life. Because they helped me work through the details and they set expectations for me, I was able to succeed.”
Curtis believes in all the students he works with and starts introducing the expectation of college to the Shepherd kids in Kindergarten. It is our expectation that every one of our kids will go on to college and successfully complete a higher education program. Curtis knows that without help, teens can get overwhelmed with the process. “There are many things that need to be done in order for our students to get to college, and it is my responsibility to help them with the detail so they can focus on meeting the expectation,” says Curtis.
Curtis has gone from a hopeless teen to full of hope for both his life and for the lives he is touching. “My hope for them is that they can defeat the odds and succeed,” he says.
Curtis is proof that through education and love the cycle of poverty can be broken.
Online Tutorial
Quantity: 8 computers
Cost: $646 per computer
To help students with their homework and advance in their studies, we have a special computerized tutoring system called PLATO. This interactive program monitors progress in certain subject areas and is used by Shepherd’s 5th -12th grade students.
SAT/ACT Prep
Our expectation for all of our students is that they will go on to college. To do so, they must take the ACT or SAT exam. We encourage them to take both. To help us help them study and prepare for the exams, we need the latest version of the prep books as well as the computer prep program. We also strive to cover the cost of taking the exams because many of our students can’t afford to pay for them out of pocket.
2007 SAT/ACT Prep Books with Essays
College Board Version
Quantity: 2 copies of each
Cost: $25.54/set
SAT/ACT Computer Prep Program
Quantity: 4
Cost: $29.99
Cost of Exams: $35.00/each
Quantity: 20
College Visit
Quantity: 30
Cost: $25/student
This is a chance for our 5th and 6th grade students to visit Cedarville University and have a day of educational activities working one-on-one with university students. This is a great opportunity for the Shepherd kids to learn about college and witness how it can impact their lives.
Shepherd Community Center operates within ECFA guidelines; should we get in-kind donations of item(s) listed here we will move overages into an area of need. We feel this is the best stewardship of the blessings God provides. You will be notified by Shepherd Community if your gift falls into this category.
