March 3, 2005

Partnerships for Better Programs

By Darlene M. Siska

Charity spreads its innovative approach via mentor system

As societal problems ravaged their city's neighborhoods, pastors and members of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America were frustrated. When the problems reached fever pitch four years ago, "the group felt called to deal with drug addiction and homelessness, but pastors aren't trained as drug counselors," says Joy True, then the group's city ministry coordinator. So its leaders began to look

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