Media Advisory- Interview and photo opportunities
Glasgow Village residents and Washington University social work students kick off a major community improvement project with the Go Glasgow! Community Fair Saturday, May 13 (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/7215.html)
May 12,
2006 -- George Warren Brown School of Social Work students in Dr. Stephanie Boddie's community development class have been working with the St. Louis County Planning Department and the Glasgow Village Trustees to lay the groundwork for a Community Improvement District for unincorporated Glasgow Village.
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Charitable giving pays benefits
Financial future may be brighter for those who tithe (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/4616.html)
Feb. 2,
2005 --
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| Money going to faith-based organizations can bring a financial benefit to donors. |
In the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, Americans generously donated money to relief groups around the world. But it appears Americans don't need a major disaster to give money. Annually, Americans donate $183 billion, with nearly half of that amount going to faith-based organizations. Money going to faith-based organizations, such as churches, mosques, the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities, not only can help provide needed social services to communities, but it can also bring a financial benefit to donors, says a noted community development expert at Washington University in St. Louis. "People who donate money on a regular basis take a closer look at where their money is going," says Stephanie Boddie, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. "They are able to figure out and set aside the money they can donate on a weekly or monthly basis. This can lead to more financial responsibility in the areas of debt repayment and asset building."
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Marriage promotion
Welfare policy urges African-American faith leaders to take a more active role in promoting healthy marriages, relationships (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/4363.html)
Dec. 9,
2004 --
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| Promoting healthy marriages in African-American communities. |
The Bush Administration has introduced proposals to renew Temporary Assistance for Needy Families that include spending $1.5 billion over five years to create programs with the goal of promoting marriage, reducing divorce and creating incentives for fathers to be involved in their children's lives. "Although controversial, President Bush's plan to make marriage promotion an explicit element of the government's anti-poverty policy sends an urgent call to African-American faith communities to increase and expand marriage promotion and building activities within their congregations," says Stephanie Boddie, Ph.D., a noted community development expert and assistant professor in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Faith leaders in the African-American community need to be aware of the current vigorous debate about the definition, purpose, jurisdiction and future of marriage under way in the United States that is influencing federal welfare policy."
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