ELCA World Hunger Appeal  
ELCA World Hunger Appeal What we do How to give Resources Stories Hunger facts and games
  ELCA World Hunger Appeal
 
Hunger homepage

Africa

Asia

Central America

Europe

North America

South America

 

  
  Hunger home > Stories > North America stories

North America Stories
Many of these stories are in PDF format Click here to learn more about Adobe PDF.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer to read them.  If you do not have it, you can download this free software.  For Disaster Response stories, see the bottom of this page.
 
Country/State Story title/subject Additional resources
Mexico Micro-loans for big dreams
 (PDF w/photo  |  Word doc)

Little chicks bring big hope
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

Download insert (PDF)Download or order this bilingual bulletin insert (English on one side, Spanish on other side) that highlights a long-time partnership of the ELCA.

Download insert (0.2 MB)

Order insert online (free)

 God's Global Barnyard

Country Packet

LifeLines newsletter
(feature article on Amextra: Winter 2006-2007 issue)

Amextra's Web site

United States

 Granting Hope
www.elca.org/grantinghope
California Senior Gleaners: making good use of leftovers
(PDF w/photo  |  Word doc)

One Letter at a Time  (advocacy)

 God's Global Barnyard

www.elca.org/grantinghope
Illinois Ruby finds housing for her family
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/grantinghope
Iowa Diversity Service Center www.elca.org/grantinghope
Maryland Doing Something Good with Power .
Massachusetts <NEW> Sharing the harvest is good for the heart
(PDF w/photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/grantinghope
Michigan Sunshine Community Preschool -- domestic hunger grant recipient
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/grantinghope
Minnesota Surviving AIDS in Minnesota with Open Arms
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/aids

www.elca.org/grantinghope
Nebraska Care Corps, Inc. -- domestic hunger grant recipient
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/grantinghope
Gulf Coast Hurricanes DISASTER RESPONSE STORIES

Coming home to a fresh start
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

Donna
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

A father's thank-you note
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

Mark
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

Norman
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

Pastor Jo
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

What a Relief!
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

DOWNLOAD ALL SIX STORIES (3.3 MB)
 [TIP: Under "View" select "Rotate view" to see stories right-side up.  They may show up sideways but will print out fine.  One additional story is included.]

Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster relief 
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

 www.elca.org/disaster
Florida Hurricane disaster relief
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/disaster
Minnesota <NEW> Sub-zero recovery
(PDF w/photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/disaster
Mississippi <NEW> Volunteering to give back
(PDF w/photo  |  Word doc)

Frank and Georgia survive Hurricane Katrina
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)

 www.elca.org/disaster
Pennsylvania Tom survives Hurricane Ivan
(PDF w/photo  |  PDF w/out photo  |  Word doc)		 www.elca.org/disaster
Continent/region

 
Africa

Asia

Central America

Europe/Middle East

North America

South America
Map courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps; used with permission.  
     
     

Donations can be sent to:  ELCA World Hunger Appeal, P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694-1764
Phone: 1.800.638.3522, ext. 2764 or 1.773.380-2764 | Fax: 1.773.380.2973 | E-mail: hunger@elca.org

© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact Us | ELCA Home