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Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People is unavailable, but you can change that!

When a low-income person asks your church for help, what do you do next? God is extraordinarily generous, and our churches should be, too. Because poverty is complex, however, helping low-income people often requires going beyond meeting their material needs to holistically addressing the roots of their poverty.  But on a practical level, how do you move forward in walking with someone who...

If a person is in great need, we recommend a gift rather than a loan. And if the goal is long-term financial development, you can find other ways to help people build wealth besides loans, including financial education and Individual Development Accounts, which are matched savings programs for low-income people.7 5. How often and how much will we consider giving to people in various categories? How many times per year will you be willing to give assistance to the same individual or family? Is there
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