ELCA Action Alert from July 16. Urge your representative to support the bipartisan BADGES for Native Communities Act, which would strengthen investigations, coordination and culturally appropriate law-enforcement responses to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Relatives.

ELCA Action Alert from July 14. Thank Congress for bipartisan action on the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a major new law aimed at expanding housing supply, modernizing federal housing programs, and supporting communities working to address homelessness and affordability.

ELCA Action Alert from July 9. Call on Congress to pass the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025, supporting survivor-centered protections, prevention education, and stronger anti-trafficking efforts.

ELCA Action Alert from July 8. Ask Senators Kelly and Gallego to protect Temporary Protected Status holders from losing legal status and being forced to return to countries where violence, instability, or humanitarian crises put them at risk.

ELCA Action Alert from June 16. Ask Congress to lift trade and travel restrictions with Cuba, easing humanitarian hardship and supporting our church’s long-standing accompaniment with Cuban Lutheran and ecumenical partners.

ELCA Action Alert from June 5 is top priority! Senate passed Reconciliation package, bill is up for a vote in the House this week. Read Bishop Hutterer’s letter to Rep. Ciscomani. Take action today!

Bishop Deborah Hutterer’s letter to Governor Hobbs urges lifesaving FY2027 state budget funding for cooling centers and extreme heat relief.

ELCA Action Alert from May 27. Lutherans are urged to contact their senators as the Senate considers the Farm Bill, calling for a bipartisan bill that protects SNAP, supports hungry families and rural communities, reauthorizes international food aid, invests in conservation, and expands tribal food sovereignty programs.

ELCA Action Alert from May 12. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to support essential hunger and agricultural funding. Proposed budget cuts could turn many families and children away from hunger programs. Take action today!

ELCA Action Alert updated April 28. This alert includes op-ed by Bishop Deborah Hutterer and a letter to members of the U.S. House from the Rev. Amy Reumann, ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society urging adoption of critical amendments in the Farm Bill. Act today!

ELCA Action Alert from April 16. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to protect employment authorization for those seeking asylum. Comment on the government’s proposal (from now until Apr. 24, 2026) and/or contact your legislator.

ELCA Action Alert from March 20. Join the ELCA and Bishop Curry in urging Congress to advance bipartisan housing legislation in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

ELCA Action Alert from March 10. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to support a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. Take action today!

ELCA Action Alert from March 5. Urge a bold, efficient Farm Bill which supports both hungry families and vital rural communities. Act today!

Learn about Bread for the World’s new Offerings of Letters resources for 2026. Click for upcoming webinars.

ELCA Action Alert from March 3. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to vote ‘Yes” on War Powers Resolution. Vote is anticipated soon, take action today!

With your advocacy, a major funding package that included billions of dollars designated for humanitarian aid, food security, nutrition, and global health initiatives passed. We invite you to pause in gratitude for this moment—and then reach out to your members of Congress to thank them for their work.

ELCA Action Alert updated March 18. Join the ELCA in urging Congress to protect voting rights and reject legislation that would raise barriers to voting. Take action today!