Working with people in poverty is central to spiritual practices, but how we do it challenges us all, poor and non-poor alike. When you see poverty in a neighborhood, whether it's urban or rural, do you assume that the people living there just don't have what it takes to improve their lives? Most cities develop a poor neighborhood by gentrifying it with lots of financial investment and new buildings. But that displaces all the people and businesses who were there before. Where do they go? There's also the argument that poor people simply have to help themselves; that aid takes away their incentive to improve their situation. What approach do you believe works best? Stay with us to hear an approach that really does change people as well as their situations.
