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• Mentoring on the margins: a ministry to public schools 

  AS A SIXTH GRADER, Hazel Gonzalez was constantly in trouble. A member of two gangs, she was in the principal's office daily. Known for shooting off...

  Christian Century, 01/11/05 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• True mercy and charity.(Saving America: Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society)(Book Review) 

  SAVING AMERICA: FAITH-BASED SERVICES AND THE FUTURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY. By ROBERT WUTHNOW. Princeton University Press. 352 pp. $29.95. MY...

  First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, 10/01/04 by Sherman, Amy L. · More from publication

• The lessons of W-2 

  LIKE pious Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca, policy wonks have been flocking to Milwaukee to study its ambitious experiment in welfare...

  Public Interest, 06/22/00 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• Expectant giving 

  Giving alms to the homeless is not the best idea as it may encourage dysfunctional behavior and can be disincentives to work. Other programs...

  Christian Century, 02/24/99 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• The Triumphs of Joseph: How Today's Community Healers Are Reviving Our Streets and Neighborhoods. - book reviews 

  Robert L. Woodson Sr., New York: The Free Press, 158 pages, $20.00 Robert L. Woodson Sr., New York: The Free Press, 158 pages, $20.00 I've never...

  Reason, 07/01/98 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• Little miracles: how churches are responding to welfare reform.(Welfare Reform at Year 1) 

  Supporters and critics agree that welfare reform cannot succeed without a vigorous increase in outreach to the poor by churches and other private...

  American Enterprise, The, 01/01/98 by Sherman, Amy L. · More from publication

• Welfare to work: a report from the front lines 

  The government has passed welfare reform legislation, but the assistance of churches and other religious and charitable organizations will be...

  Christian Century, 10/15/97 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• Thy neighbor's keeper: can private charities replace tax-funded welfare? A program in one Maryland county suggests the challenges facing church-based efforts to help welfare mothers become self-sufficient 

  The Community-Directed Assistance Program in Anne Arundel County, MD, faces the challenge of achieving true self-sufficiency for program...

  Reason, 08/01/97 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication

• Get with the program: mainline churches drag their feet on welfare reform.(religious charity institutions) 

  Various religious organizations have opposed the welfare reform law which increases the role of private charities in helping poor families....

  American Enterprise, The, 01/01/97 by Sherman, Amy L. · More from publication

• Real help for the poor - welfare reform proposals - Politics '96: Critical issues - Cover Story 

  Welfare reform is needed nationwide and some states have implemented reforms for programs that have proven to be effective at helping people become...

  Christian Century, 07/31/96 by Amy L. Sherman · More from publication