ABSTRACT
AChild’s Place is a program for homeless students and their families in Charlotte,North Carolina. Charlotte is a beautiful, clean, prosperous midsize city that is home to the largest bank in the United States. Many organizations, corporations, and individuals generously share their material resources with the destitute poor through their support of A Child’s Place. For example, the Sisters of Charity have awarded A Child’s Place $118,000 during a 3-year period; A Child’s Place received a Chevrolet 15-passenger van as a gift; the Executive Women’s Golf Association hosted a golf tournament that raised $14,000 for the program; and the Carolina Panthers (a professional football team) held a bowling and pizza party with the homeless children who attend A Child’s Place. Moreover, in 1997, the program’s annual fund campaign exceeded its goal.
