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Shepherd Community Center and Near East Area Renewal (NEAR) have partnered together to open a childcare facility in the 46201 zip code. After 6 years of planning, the former IPS School #78, was renovated into a first of its kind facility for the state of Indiana. Early Learning Scholars hosts 10 classrooms, a gymnasium, a playground, and other facilities that make up the early learning wing in addition to 64 rooms of affordable senior adult housing. This design was created to encourage intergenerational interaction featuring shared spaces where both generations could interact in scheduled activities, as well as through informal encounters.

All families with a child enrolled in Shepherd Community Early Learning Scholars will also be part of the Shepherd family and will have the same access to programs as the main campus of the Shepherd Community Center. Located just blocks away from this Early Learning Scholars facility, Shepherd is a beacon of hope in your neighborhood and strives to help your family be successful through access to quality programming and resources to meet your family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, and academic needs. These programs and resources include job training, the Center for Working Families, HomeOwner University, Shepherd Pantry, mentoring, financial coaching, After-School and Summer Programs for K-12, Shepherd Christmas Store, neighborhood events, and more. Learn more about Shepherd Community Center at ShepherdCommunity.org.

The state-of-the-art facilities at Early Learning Scholars further expand access to quality childcare and education on the near Eastside.