‘Cycle of Poverty’ Event is Successful
People for Care and Learning, a non-profit humanitarian organization with roots in the Church of God, recently conducted an event on the Lee University campus designed to bring awareness of how to break the cycle of poverty.
By Fred Garmon, People for Care and Learning
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — With more than 540 students registered and approximately 100 adults in the “standing-room-only” two-day event, we are excited about the interest of those in our area to serve others and help to break the cycle of poverty.
Special guest speakers were Dr. Doug Jackson, president of Project CURE, the largest medical non-profit in the world and his father, Dr. Jim Jackson, founder of Project Cure. Our Friday night guest speaker was Dr. John Gregory of Lazarus Foundation and Children of the World. Dr. Gregory spoke on “Best Practices” and praised People for Care and Learning (PCL) as one of three NGO-Non-profits that he considers to be a “best practice” for its approach to help break the cycle of poverty.
Breakout sessions and panel discussions, including representatives from Habitat for Humanity, United Way, The Caring Place, Men and Women of Action, Will Ride for Hope, and others, helped to show a vast array of opportunities to be involved with poverty reduction. A full exhibit area showcasing local and international non-profit agencies was also available.
(Source: Church of God World Missions)
