John Noggle
John J. Noggle brings personal experience to his course on childhood poverty: His parents grew up in poverty. First as a teacher and coach then as a United Methodist minister in Arkansas, John has been keenly aware of the many children at risk because of generational and situational poverty. As part of his doctoral studies at Southern Methodist University he explored how a mentor program could help break this cycle of poverty, basing that study on one he had developed and used as part of his public school duties. There he had success in bringing the schools, community, and church together in partnership where learning and relationships could be developed. He successfully applied for funding of food and clothing outreach for children and youth as well as establishing youth and adult Bible studies.