December 11, 1997
Faith-Based Charities to the Rescue?
Religious groups expand services and offer spiritual support to people forced to move from welfare to work
Spurred by the new federal welfare law, religious charities and congregations nationwide are redoubling their efforts to pull people out of poverty.
Some churches and other religious groups are responding to what they see as a crisis facing people who have suffered from welfare cutbacks, but others say the law offers an unprecedented opportunity
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