Background:
Shepherd’s Centers of America (SCA) is a network of interfaith community-based organizations that provide meaning and purpose for adults throughout their mature years.

SCA’s role is to build and support this nationwide network of over 75 member organizations in 21 states. All Shepherds Centers have a commonly understood mission to empower older adults to use their wisdom and skills for the good of their communities. Life long learning opportunities and social services are provided through partnerships with many faiths and the community at large.

Volunteers are the leaders in providing in-home and community based services for their neighbors.

Organizational Concept:
The Shepherd’s Center views older adults as a potential resource for the enrichment of the life of the community
The Shepherd’s Center is based on the concept that older adults must be challenged and empowered to assume responsibility for their own lives and for the development of programs affecting them and the community as a whole.
The Shepherd’s Center is based upon the concept of community which implies that older adults care for each other because they care about each other.
Shepherd’s Centers seek, solicit and depend upon the support and sponsorship of the religious congregations in the communities being served.

Values:
Inspiring – people’s lives with faith, meaning and purpose
Educating – for informed decisions, personal growth and self-expression
Serving – the needs of older adults
Supporting – healthy, active and independent life style
Enriching – the quality of life in later years