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Our Partners

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Your gifts for the ELCA's work to end chronic hunger and poverty are collected by the World Hunger Appeal in a central, trustworthy place.  Those gifts are then used in wise and effective ways by being channeled to other parts of the ELCA and other organizations and agencies outside the ELCA - "partners."  These partners carry out, on the ELCA's behalf, major functions in fighting hunger and poverty (to read more about the work ELCA World Hunger does, see "What We Do").  ELCA World Hunger uses the partner that is the best "fit" to meet each specific need that arises.

Below are links to units of the ELCA as well as ELCA World Hunger partner organizations.

Partners in relief and development (international, unless otherwise noted)

• ELCA Global Mission
• ELCA Church in Society - Domestic Hunger Grants Program (domestic)
• The Lutheran World Federation
• Lutheran World Relief (works on behalf of the ELCA and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Relief)
• Action by Churches Together (helps the ELCA respond to disasters, a function of World Hunger)
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (domestic)
• Church World Service ("the CROP WALK people")
• World Council of Churches

Partners in advocacy and education

• ELCA Advocacy Ministries
  • ELCA Washington Office (formerly the Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs)
  • Lutheran Office for World Community
  • Environmental Education and Advocacy
  • State Public Policy Advocacy Offices
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
• Bread for the World
• Alternatives for Simple Living
• Lutheran World Relief's advocacy ministry
• ELCA Development Services
• ELCA Global Mission

The following ELCA churchwide units implement and support fund-raising, administration, and communication for ELCA World Hunger:

• Development Services (fund raising, communication)
• Church in Society (domestic hunger grants, hunger program)
• Global Mission (international projects)
• Foundation (major gifts/planned giving)