Free school supplies for children in low-income households is ubiquitous in school districts. Self-Reliance Clubs deliver school supplies as well as the hope, dignity, and affirmation that children need. TCI’s Savannah Aleckson explains more in her article.
“When we ran a toy giveaway program at Christmas, fathers were never the ones coming to pick up gifts for their families,” Heather Fullerton remembers. Dads felt ashamed that strangers were providing presents for their kids. “But now that we’ve started Community Christmas, dad comes to shop.” True Charity’s Avery West explains here.
https://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-Article-Header-Community-Christmas.jpg10801920Avery Westhttps://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TC-logo-01.pngAvery West2021-09-02 15:53:302025-06-17 04:45:32Community Christmas: One Church’s Relational Alternative to Christmas Toy Giveaways
For Maggie Lyons of Charity Reimagined, Christmas represents an opportunity not just to give gifts, but to remind people of their giftings. In fact, she’s helped shape a program centered around the idea that everyone has capacity to contribute and honoring capacity is a beautiful thing.
https://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-Charity-Reimagined-Article-Header.jpg10771918Savannah Alecksonhttps://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TC-logo-01.pngSavannah Aleckson2021-08-06 11:30:022025-06-15 07:28:43How One Idaho-Based Program Honors Achievement at Christmas Time and Beyond
“What can we do so you don’t need us anymore?” Missy Hanks asks this to anyone who applies to the Expecting Little Miracles scholarship program. By encouraging those individuals to turn around and serve, one little miracle for an individual could impact generations.
https://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/graduate-girl-hugging-mother-SBUYKVX.jpg9091486Avery Westhttps://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TC-logo-01.pngAvery West2021-07-14 23:58:002025-06-17 04:51:40Expecting Little Miracles: How One Scholarship Program Encourages Hard Work, Self-Sufficiency, and Service
Challenging, relational programs are an effective path to life transformation. The only downside to such models is that they usually require a high ratio of staff and volunteers to clients. Ascent Recovery proves that there is another way.
https://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/support-group-meeting-SD9PHUZ_ascentlogo.jpg10191529Nathan Mayohttps://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TC-logo-01.pngNathan Mayo2021-05-15 17:34:202025-06-17 05:10:05Therapeutic Community: How a Residential Program Teaches Clients to Hold Each Other Accountable
In 2006, Jay and Julie St. Clair helped transform a ramshackle apartment complex known on the street as “The Last Resort” into an urban transitional housing program they christened “God’s Resort.” From the original few units, God’s Resort has expanded to now offer nearly 40 housing units…
https://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Apr21-Gods-Resort.jpg8441500Nathan Mayohttps://www.truecharity.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TC-logo-01.pngNathan Mayo2021-04-13 06:32:392025-06-17 05:14:32Therapeutic Spreadsheets: How Data Facilitate Healing at a Transitional Housing Ministry
From Free Stuff to Freedom: The Self-Reliance Club’s Empowering Twist on Backpack Giveaway Programs
Free school supplies for children in low-income households is ubiquitous in school districts. Self-Reliance Clubs deliver school supplies as well as the hope, dignity, and affirmation that children need. TCI’s Savannah Aleckson explains more in her article.
Community Christmas: One Church’s Relational Alternative to Christmas Toy Giveaways
“When we ran a toy giveaway program at Christmas, fathers were never the ones coming to pick up gifts for their families,” Heather Fullerton remembers. Dads felt ashamed that strangers were providing presents for their kids. “But now that we’ve started Community Christmas, dad comes to shop.” True Charity’s Avery West explains here.
How One Idaho-Based Program Honors Achievement at Christmas Time and Beyond
For Maggie Lyons of Charity Reimagined, Christmas represents an opportunity not just to give gifts, but to remind people of their giftings. In fact, she’s helped shape a program centered around the idea that everyone has capacity to contribute and honoring capacity is a beautiful thing.
Expecting Little Miracles: How One Scholarship Program Encourages Hard Work, Self-Sufficiency, and Service
“What can we do so you don’t need us anymore?” Missy Hanks asks this to anyone who applies to the Expecting Little Miracles scholarship program. By encouraging those individuals to turn around and serve, one little miracle for an individual could impact generations.
Therapeutic Community: How a Residential Program Teaches Clients to Hold Each Other Accountable
Challenging, relational programs are an effective path to life transformation. The only downside to such models is that they usually require a high ratio of staff and volunteers to clients. Ascent Recovery proves that there is another way.
Therapeutic Spreadsheets: How Data Facilitate Healing at a Transitional Housing Ministry
In 2006, Jay and Julie St. Clair helped transform a ramshackle apartment complex known on the street as “The Last Resort” into an urban transitional housing program they christened “God’s Resort.” From the original few units, God’s Resort has expanded to now offer nearly 40 housing units…