Toxic Charity: The Dark Side of One-Way Giving

'Nobody Likes to Be Somebody's Poverty Case'

The can we drop off at a food drive, the well we dig in Haiti, the Christmas gift we give to a needy child – all of it feels good for the giver, but what about for the receiver? Bob Lupton talks candidly about what he calls “the problem with good intentions” – the fact that many handouts leave people feeling powerless, dependent and degraded.

Pictured: Bob Lupton's toy store in Atlanta, Ga., where low-income parents can buy presents at reduced prices.

Bob Lupton, author of "Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse it)"