True Charity
- A Resurgence of Republicanism: Seizing the Opportunity to Reclaim Self-governance
- Partnering with Landlords for Affordable Housing
- Forgotten Faces: A Call for the Church to Engage the Elderly
- 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?
Old Techniques Good for Today
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe Sept 13, 2015 Last month, the Foundation for Government Accountability published a paper titled “SNAP To It: Restoring Work Requirements Will Help […]
Modeling Potential Income and Welfare-Assistance Benefits in Illinois
Single Parent with Two Children Household and Two Parents with Two Children Household Scenarios in Cook County, City of Chicago, Lake County and St. Clair County Excerpted from Illinois Policy Institute. […]
The Rising Cost of Social Security Disability Insurance
Excerpted from “Policy Analysis” Newsletter from the CATO Institute. Written by Tad DeHaven – Originally Published August 6, 2013 Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is one of the largest federal […]
Less Welfare, More Charity
Published on 8-23-14 Excerpted from the CATO Institute (www.cato.org). Written by Michael D. Tanner – Originally Published on www.nationalreview.com, August 20, 2014 In 1985, wealthy New York businessman George McDonald […]
Where Empowerment Begins
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe, April 30, 2014 I recall a trip to Grand Rapids where mission and church […]
Redefining Poverty
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe, June 19, 2013 I remember meeting a man on the main road through Fond […]