True Charity
- What’s Justice Got to Do With It? How Justice Works With Charity to Uplift the Poor
- After The Storm: How to Shape Our Mercy Ministries for Long-term Success
- Second Chances: Helping Returning Citizens Reintegrate
- Is Healing From Childhood Adversity Possible? A Review of the Book Created to Heal.
- Is Your Mission Statement B.I.G. Enough?
- How to Locally Support Refugees
- How Do I Truly Help Panhandlers?
- Civil Society Crowded Out in Missouri
- Exchange Models Done Right: Eight Ways to Empower Without Exploiting
- Questions to Ask Before Starting a Supportive Housing Ministry
Let’s Stop Kidding Ourselves About SNAP
Our attempt to provide wholesome food to needy families through SNAP does not work as we intend. Not only does it completely sidestep root causes of poverty but, in many cases, its image of delivering vital sustenance to people in need is mere illusion.
People in Poverty Need Financial Knowledge—Here’s Why Most Financial Classes Are Failing Them
Financial knowledge is critical to escaping poverty, but research shows that most financial classes fail to change behavior. Here’s why that is, and what you can do about it.
Why We Don’t Need ‘Human Infrastructure’
Self-styled progressive Democrats demand that Congress pass a “human infrastructure” package that would provide funding for “free” college and preschool, alongside other social agenda items.
Could the Private Sector Replace Food Stamps Tomorrow?: My Response to the Congresswoman
Could private charities and nonprofits immediately and effectively provide for the 42 million Americans who are currently support by food stamps? TCI Executive Director, James Whitford, explains his answer to this question that was asked during his recent congressional testimony.
Food Stamps Are Like Broken Windows. Hold the Applause.
“We must remember for every dollar spent by a SNAP recipient, the economy is stimulated by $1.50.” This was shared more than once in a recent Congressional hearing on the future of the Federal Government’s largest feeding program, SNAP. It was one of the arguments to support SNAP’s sustained expansion after the 15% increase in benefits. I was the only witness of five at the hearing who testified in opposition. After repeatedly hearing the economic stimulus justification, I asked, “Has no one heard of The Broken Window fallacy?”
Why the Poor Die So Much Sooner Than Wealthier People (and What We All Can Do to Help)
The top quarter of American income earners can expect to live a decade longer than the bottom quarter. This health disparity seems downright cruel. Not only do those in poverty have to pay more for things like credit and insurance, they also pay more years to the grim reaper.