In fact, by creating a 'you owe me' mentality, government welfare probably makes poverty worse. But getting rid of the welfare doesn't get rid of the poverty, he says. So the hungry keep coming to the Bread of Life and other pantries. And there, Hudson and his friends try to do one thing that the government doesn't do enough of when it passes out welfare money. But most of what we do here is meet an immediate need while trying to change hearts.
Poverty is a mentality.
We try to change the mentality. Everyone who comes to the Bread of Life pantry sees the counselors, who question and coach them, help them find jobs, or better jobs. And the counselors also try to bring Christ into their lives. Poverty is never a match for Christ, he says. Poverty is a mentality.