Bread for the World
Bread for the World is an inter-faith Christian organization that advocates U.S. decision makers to work to end hunger in our world. Their mission is to” Educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world”.
Hunger affects every community; even here in Ankeny we know food insecurity exists. There is a disproportionate impact on women, communities of color, and rural communities both here in the United States and across the globe.
We ask for people to pray for change in national priorities and to help end hunger here at home and abroad. Parishioners can help by:
donating to Bread for the World (here’s the direct link)
writing to Congress using personal stories to show how much you care for an issue as a constituent
Help to organize OLIH’s Offering of Letters, a parish-wide letter writing campaign to our legislators in Washington DC
Your voice is extremely important in the quest to end hunger!
Opportunity to live out the Gospel of Jesus to care for the poor and vulnerable. Federal nutrition programs provide about 10 times as much food assistance as private churches and charities combined. It is an important and essential opportunity to help end hunger here and abroad. It is a unique to work with people of different faiths also living out the Gospel message in Matthew 25.
Writing of Letters as a large group occurs yearly at a time that is somewhat flexible and dependent on the church’s schedule. At times a legislation action will be sent out directly to you after you sign up for them and you will be asked to write a personal letter to a senator or representative, depending on what bills addressing hunger issues are in committee or soon to be voted on in House or Senate.
To get involved contact
Jeanette Bauer jeanettepb29@msn.com 515-494-1046
Kathy Avey aveydp@msn.com 515-360-8996