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7 Things Your Nonprofit Can Do To Help Your Clients Avoid or Escape the Welfare System

The working poor face a variety of challenges in attempting to escape poverty, but none is quite as mind boggling or discouraging as the disincentives to work that are ingrained in our country’s poverty relief programs.

Charity Features

The Ready to Work Shuttle: Rides, Not Just Well Wishes, for Those Willing and Able to Work.

Hope House of Bowling Green, KY investigated why people in poverty weren’t maintaining employment. What they learned prompted them to provide rides - not just well wishes - for those willing and able to work. TCI’s Sonya Stearns explains.

Program Design

4 Things Even the Smallest Development Program Can Do Well

Nonprofits often lack the monetary resources needed to operate a large-scale development program. But what smaller organizations lack in funding, they can make up for with innovation and efficiency. Here are 4 simple things a small nonprofit can do to improve donors’ experiences.

Book Highlights

A Practical Faith-Based Approach to Serious Mental Illness: A Synopsis of Madness & Grace

78% of the unsheltered homeless struggle with some form of mental health issue, so encountering serious mental illness is likely when working with those in poverty. In Madness & Grace, Matt Stanford contends that you can do more than just refer them to a professional.

Charity Features

Transitional Housing: Dream Big, Start Small

A transitional housing ministry helps residents write their “second story,” 1-2 families at a time. TCI’s Amanda Fisher explains how in her recent article.

Program Design

Recruiting Clients Ready for Change: November’s True Charity Chat

During a recent True Charity Network forum, members shared that they’ve learned they can’t guarantee any individual will desire empowering, relational services, but they can create a loving, dignified environment and offer real opportunity to those who are ready. Learn how in this article!