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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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Climate change and food systems have many interconnections, and each affects the other in complex ways. The pandemic has proven that, when necessary, people by the billions are capable of quickly changing their behavior—offering hope that, by the same token, people can build food systems and wider economic systems that are more equitable and sustainable. The next few years are a critical time for the global community to adopt policies that put humanity on a path to ending hunger while averting catastrophic damage to the planet. As the world responds to and recovers from the COVID-19 health and economic crises, now is the time to rethink and rebuild our healthcare systems, economies, and food systems. Now is the time to generate the political will for policymakers in the United States and around the world to lead their countries with decisive and equitable actions.
