Poverty Demands more than Means-Tested Welfare
By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on October 23, 2016. Early one morning, I took a seat on the steps of our mission…
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Producers Really Are Happier Than Consumers
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe March 27, 2016 Recently, after hearing me share that the working poor are happier than the welfare…
Bandaging Homelessness Makes it Worse
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe November 8, 2015 For 10 years, I practiced wound care. I’ve probed, irrigated, and cut dead tissue…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
Why work?
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission Last week a couple of nice police officers approached me at the rescue mission to…
Beyond good intentions, charity requires justice
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe August 31, 2012 A well-dressed guy showed up at…
Effective Compassion not Government’s Job
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe I was recently contacted by the Missouri Association for…
