Principles of True Charity

Workshop gives churches, nonprofits tools for helping people out of poverty

Through the rough patches in her life, North Idaho College student Daisy Bontrager has not looked for handouts. "My pride has kept me from asking for help," she said Tuesday morning. Then she went to an event where she was introduced to Maggie Lyons, the founder of Charity Reimagined, an organization that helps people see past their current situations and move toward a future beyond what they dreamed possible for themselves. "She was saying, 'We want to honor these people and involve them and teach them, not just give them charity,'" Bontrager recounted. "My heart went, ‘This is exactly the kind of work I want to be a part of.’ It’s just amazing."