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Despite the fact that the United States is one of the wealthiest and
resource-rich nations in the world, the social ills of
hunger and poverty persist within its borders, and even continue to grow.
Poverty is both a social and economic issue, inextricably linked with employment, food security, housing,
transportation, and many other issues. ELCA World Hunger
works with governmental and corporate advocacy leaders to
build grassroots networks and advocate with and for the poor
and hungry people of the United States and around the world.
Domestic and Global Hunger Issue
Briefs Available in "Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and
Civic Participation Guide"
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
Take the Food Stamp Challenge!
The challenge before you is to live for one week on the national average
Food Stamp benefit of $1 per-person, per-meal. Try serving a Food Stamp
Challenge meal for your congregation or community.
Lots of resources are
available for promoting the Food Stamp Challenge and for hosting a Food
Stamp Challenge meal in your congregation.
JULY 26, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
Presiding Bishop Highlights Farm Bill, ONE
Lutheran at Churchwide Assembly
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At a news conference
regarding his reelection as presiding bishop on Aug. 7,
the Rev. Mark S. Hanson highlighted the work of the ONE
Lutheran Campaign as a sign of hope for things to come
for the ELCA.
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During his report to
the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly on Aug. 8, the Rev.
Mark S. Hanson spoke about a Farm Bill "that bridges the
needs of U.S. Farmers, as well as farmers in other
countries, the needs of rural communities as well as
those that are hungry, and the stewardship of creation."
Listen (MP3 - 1.1 Mb)
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During his report to the 2007 ELCA
Churchwide Assembly on Aug. 8, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson
urged, "We need to speak the truth about what our
consumptive living is doing to an environment that is
now on the verge of ecocide - self-destruction. We need
to speak the truth that violence begets violence, the
truth that living in abject poverty as so much of the
world does is not God's will for humanity. By 2012, may
the world be well on the way to achieving the MDGs,
which will have been advocated by thousands and
thousands of ELCA members who have joined the ONE
Lutheran Campaign."
Listen (MP3 -
1.4 Mb)
AUGUST 9, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
Farm Bill FAQ
and Other Resources Available
The U.S. Congress will act in 2007 to draft and pass a new
Farm Bill that will govern food and agricultural policy for
years to come. The Farm Bill establishes a broad range of
federal hunger, farm and conservation programs and is the
basis for millions of dollars in annual funding for programs
as diverse as Food Stamps, the Conservation Reserve Program,
and farm commodity payments.
Learn more about the
Farm Bill and ELCA engagement with the Farm Bill.
JUNE 5, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
ELCA,
Episcopal Church Release Ecumenical Study Guide on Global Poverty
 Intended
as a resource for congregations and other groups who are looking to
broaden their understanding of global poverty and become part of the
worldwide movement achieving the MDGs, the guide features six weekly
sessions examining Christian understandings of social justice, global
poverty, and the MDGs.
[Read the ELCA
News story]
[Download the guide]
[Order
the guide from Augsburg Fortress]
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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