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Read and support our current legislative priorities. Our current legislative priority is to urge Congress to invest in anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs in response to COVID-19.
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"Where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them."
Matthew 18:20
Over the years, these letters and emails from congregations, campuses and community groups have helped inspire our leaders in Washington, D.C., to pass legislative victories that reduce hunger in the U.S. and around the world.
are facing extreme hunger - up from 135 million before the pandemic.
kids are at risk of hunger in the U.S.
Black and Latino families struggle feeding children.
As Christians, we are called to seek justice, care for those experiencing hunger and poverty, and embrace our Creator’s vision of hope, love, and peace. We are called to embody it in public as we commit to live in solidarity with those who are made vulnerable by the inequities that drive hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world.
“Speak out for the rights of all who are destitute. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)
Will there be enough food for everyone? The question has worried the world since the beginning of time. The answer lies not only in the food supply but also in our food system.
And that food system (the path food travels from farm to fork) has been sorely tested since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic—revealing how fragile our food system really is. Farmers struggled to address massive food waste, while hundreds of millions of people worldwide faced one of the worst hunger crises in our lifetime.
Here, you will find supplemental educational materials to learn about key issues that impact broken food systems: Climate Change (Q2), Racial and Gender equity (Q3) and Economic Justice (Q4).
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Food systems need to make healthy diets available and affordable to all; ensure that food is produced sustainably; and treat food system workers with dignity. Governments and the international community led by businesses and civil society working in unison must strengthen the web of global, national, and local food systems.
The potential to nourish everyone is real and within our grasp, but not without more of an effort to improve dietary quality when the stakes are highest. Women and young children should receive the highest priority, beginning with the 1,000 days between pregnancy and a child’s second birthday, the launch pad for improving health throughout the life course. How we produce food matters as much as what foods we produce. It is possible to feed the world’s growing population a healthy, diverse, and nutritious diet while practicing good stewardship of the natural resources we depend on. 2021 is a pivotal year not only to make progress on better nutrition and more sustainable food systems, but also for the U.S. government to enact reforms to ensure food systems are equitable, sustainable, and resilient.
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