Contrasts in Religion, Community, and Structure at Three Homeless Shelters

How do people in poverty and homelessness change their lives and get back on their feet? Homeless shelters across the world play a huge role in this process. In this timely book, the authors look at three homeless shelters that take more or less intensive approaches to faith, community, and programming.

Ines W. Jindra is an assistant professor of Social Work and BSW program director in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology at Idaho State University in Pocatello, U.S.A. Michael Jindra is a cultural anthropologist at the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs at Boston University, U.S.A. Sarah DeGenero is a graduate from Gordon College, U.S.A.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Homelessness and faith-based organizations Chapter 2. Theoretical concepts and methods Chapter 3. Religion and spirituality, community, and program structure at Grace Ministries, a faith-permeated organization Chapter 4. Self-sufficiency and program structure at house of hope, a faith-affiliated organization Chapter 5. Respite center: optional participation and divergent responses in a largely secular nonprofit Chapter 6. What we found and why it matters Methodological appendix