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Toxic Charity and Its Business Affiliations
By James Whitford, originally printed in the Joplin Regional Business Journal
A small group of company leaders visited the mission recently to tour and then discuss ways to partner. We wound our way through the century old building and then…

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 beside an elderly lady whose words would greatly impact me. This small-framed rapid chain-smoker sat hunched…

PSA Radio Spots – 2016
These PSAs, produced for Watered Gardens, will be running on various radio stations in the Joplin, MO area throughout 2016.

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 poor, Mark got a job. I’ll never forget when he told me, the huge grin that creased his face…

Index of Economic Freedom
After 50 years of war on poverty, it appears there must be a better solution to helping our struggling neighbors than government funded programs. Recent data supports that people are most prosperous in economically free societies. Check…
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