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Five returning SHECP interns will spend the summer in Washington, D.C., deepening their experience in anti-poverty policy and nonprofit leadership. The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce the 2026 Policy & Nonprofit Leadership (PNPL) cohort. Reserved for students who have already completed a prior SHECP summer internship, PNPL gives returning interns the opportunity to build on direct service experience by exploring nonprofit managem

The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) has awarded SHECP a grant to explore what students need to adapt to and thrive in vocations in high-burnout, civic-impact careers. For almost three decades, students within the Shepherd Consortium have been exploring the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality and questioning how they might integrate anti-poverty action in their post-graduate vocations and civic lives. These students have gone on to pursue

On this episode of SHECP Talks , Emily Scaff , a student at Washington and Lee University , is joined by Jim Kvach , a farmer and engaged community member in Lexington, VA. Emily is pursuing a degree in Journalism with minors in Poverty and Human Capabilities Studies and Law, Justice, and Society. She is a member of W&L’s Campus Kitchen Leadership Team, a group that works to address food insecurity in the area. Jim Kvach is a local farmer, Master Gardener, and board member o