Poverty and Homelessness

Poverty 101: from Talk to Walk

National urban ministry leaders, including Jimmy Dorrell, Noel Castellanos, and Wayne Gordon, confront hard questions about poverty: what is it? who does it affect? and how should we respond?

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Poverty 101: From Talk to Walk, pt. IV

Part 4

8. What has actually worked to alleviate poverty? 16 mins.
9. What should be our response to poverty? 19 mins.

Poverty 101: From Talk to Walk, pt. II

Part 2

3. What creates poverty? 15 mins.
4. Who is living in poverty? 13:30 mins.

Poverty 101: From Talk to Walk, pt. III

Part 3

5. The poor you will always have with you? 10 mins.
6. Who is responsible for poverty? 8:30 mins.
7. What is the difference between charity and development? 15 mins.

Poverty 101: From Talk to Walk, pt. I

Part 1

1. How would you define poverty? 8:20 mins.
2. What is the scope of poverty? 14:20 mins.

Classism in the Church (Part 2)

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Videos


	Stand Up Against Poverty
	IKHWEZI PROJECT: M-i-E-T Africa
	Lesson D - Street Kids International
	Ayo Johnson -- Africa Specialist -- French and Italian Leaders negate on AID pledge to Africa
	Thabo: An HIV/AIDS Story

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About the Bloggers

Timothy Kirkpatrick

In early 2007, Timothy and his wife Katie started a successful Christian community development center in one of the most impoverished areas in urban Louisiana. The center offers a food pantry, angel food program, after-school tutoring and a free health/dental clinic. Timothy frequently blogs at www.timothykirkpatrick.com

Yvette McMillan

Yvette is a licensed Social Worker with a Masters in Non Profit Organizations from Case Western Reserve University and Diploma in Theology from Ashland Theological Seminary. She is also a Certified Trainer in Dr. Ruby Payne's Poverty Framework and Bridges out of Poverty, a member of the governor of Ohio (Gov. Strickland) Anti Poverty Task Force's self sufficiency and community engagement work groups and has presented workshops on homelessness and poverty and several conferences. She believes in working with the poor by providing support and encouragement as they develop their own God given gifts and talents.