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ELCA World Hunger improves the lives of people in need in
the United States and around the world by:
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providing
immediate relief
for people affected by chronic hunger and poverty;
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assisting whole
communities through long-term, sustainable
development
to help alleviate chronic hunger and poverty
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advocating
for justice by changing laws and systems
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educating members of
the ELCA in awareness of issues relating to
hunger, poverty and justice
These major functions
of the World Hunger Program are guided by the related
objectives adopted at the 1987 ELCA Constituting Convention.
ELCA World Hunger supports "partner organizations" that carry
out international relief and development on the ELCA's behalf
with grants from money raised by the World Hunger Appeal. Also
through grants, the program helps fund more than 200 relief
and development projects in the United States.
Click here for
a listing and links to all of our major partner organizations.
Funds raised by the World Hunger Appeal
also support efforts of ELCA units and other outside partners
as they:
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Teach members of the
ELCA about causes and solutions to global poverty.
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Carry out active
projects in environmental stewardship, and consider means for
simple living to address hunger and poverty.
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Carry out hunger
advocacy work in the ELCA
Washington Office in Washington, D.C.,
and in 20 state offices as well as Bread for
the World.
All money raised by the World
Hunger Appeal comes through specially designated offerings and
donations from ELCA members, congregations, and friends.
ELCA World Hunger receives no
benevolence (general budget money from general ELCA member
offerings). Fund raising efforts
are directed by the World Hunger Appeal, but the ELCA's daily
world hunger ministry is based in congregations, where most of
the fund raising takes place.
While most of the funds the World Hunger Appeal collects are
raised in congregations, the funds are collected at the ELCA
churchwide (national) office in Chicago. There, the work of
raising and spending of funds is coordinated and supported by
various units (departments) of the churchwide office,
including:
In addition to the ongoing work of fighting chronic hunger and
poverty, part of the World Hunger (and Disaster) Appeal's
function is to raise funds for the
ELCA's Disaster Response
program. These specially designated offerings and donations,
separate from World Hunger funds, enable the ELCA to respond
to both domestic and international disasters. The ELCA
responds to many major disasters each year, both natural and
human-caused.
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