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faith-based antipoverty programs  

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  • MOST RELIGIOUS GROUPS are motivated to improve the human condition and routinely engage in social action programs to lift others out of dire circumstances. Indeed, a central mission of many religious groups is to show charity to the less fortunate, and faith-based organizations (FBOs) have engaged in social service efforts long before modern governments became involved in antipoverty activities. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Faith-Based Antipoverty Programs]

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