How Can Faith Communities Help Alleviate Poverty


How can faith communities help alleviate poverty? What specific approaches and programs are working? What role should different organizations and agencies play (such as families, churches, governments, and non-profits)?

Contributors include Danny Fisher, Greg Lane, Kathy Nance, Joerg Rieger, and Warner Woodworth.

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