"HELPING THE POOR WITHOUT RUINING THE WHOLE COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO TRUE COMPASSION FOR THE POOR," by Gerry Charlotte Phelps
PART i: THE AMERICAN POVERTY TRAP
Chapter 1 - So You Want to Help the Poor?
Chapter 2 - Why Help the Poor?
Chapter 3 - Tough Love
Chapter 4 - What the Poor Are Like
Chapter 5 - Decisions and Poverty
Chapter 6 - Sex and Poverty
Chapter 7 - How Did We Get Here?
Chapter 8 - Was It Worth It?
Chapter 9 - Why Our Lifestyles Hurt the Poor More Than Ourselves
Chapter 10 - Can We Fix a Broken Culture?
Chapter 11 - Patching Up the Wounded
Chapter 12 - Ending the War Against the Poor
Chapter 13 - Post-War Glimpses
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PART II: MOVING UP AND BREAKING OUT OF POVERTY
Section 1: First Aid for the Poor
Chapter 14 - Work Habits Earn More Than Job Skills
Chapter 15 - Character Trumps Talent, Sooner or Later
Chapter 16 - Helping With U-Turn Decisions
Chapter 17 - Overcoming Dysfunction
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Section 2: Attitude Adjustments for Poverty Workers
Chapter 18 - Holding the Poor Accountable
Chapter 19 - The Human Need for Work
Chapter 20 - The Human Need for Independence
Chapter 21 - When the Poor Are True Victims
Chapter 22 - When They Rip Us Off
Chapter 23 - When Confrontation Is Needed
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Section 3: Getting Into Action
Chapter 24 - What a Good Program Looks Like
Chapter 25 - Guidelines for Giving Help
Chapter 26 - Volunteers Who Help the Poor
Chapter 27 - Churches At Work With the Poor
Chapter 28 - Good Faith-Based Charities
Chapter 29 - Starting Up A Charity
