Jill Witmer Sinha

The attached document outlines how Charitable Choice, and the accompanying national conversation about how best to
support the social contributions of faith-based organizations, are opening new doors to
direct government funding of the social service work of congregations.

Cookman United Methodist Church: Holistic Ministry in a Government-Funded Program

After learning about Charitable Choice, Rev. Donna Jones decided to develop an explicitly Christian ministry for welfare recipients, which would address not only job readiness but the "spiritual issues that keep people from full empowerment." The State of Pennsylvania shocked her tiny inner-city church, Cookman United Methodist Church, by awarding it a $150,000 welfare-to-work contract for Transitional Journey Ministries (TJM).