Arizona’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget passed on Friday and was signed by Governor Hobbs on Saturday, and it includes $3.8 million for Reduced Price school meals and a one-time, $2 million appropriation for Double Up Food Bucks!

Share your views with your local paper! This OpEd by Rev. Chris Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 22, 2025 in advance of the H.R. 1 “Big, Beautiful Bill” vote.

Free Summer Meals for Arizona Kids & Teens! Make sure your community knows about SUN MEALS, an important Arizona Summer Food Service Program.

This OpEd by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 1, 2025. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.

LAMA’s Ministry Report for 2025 Synod Assembly. Read highlights of an exceptional year of advocacy and engagement in Arizona and in the Grand Canyon Synod.

Triple-digit temperatures have returned—and Arizona Faith Network is leading the charge to protect our most vulnerable neighbors through cooling stations, interfaith bag-packing events, and summer service opportunities. Learn how you can help.

May 5 - May 9 is Heat Awareness Week. The State of Arizona is partnering with organizations across the state to spread heat awareness as extreme heat season approaches.

Arizona Faith Network is now hiring staff and recruiting volunteers for its 2025 Heat Respite and Relief Program! Paid and volunteer positions open: Heat Respite Site Leads, Heat Respite Site Assistants, Safety Specialists and Heat Respite Volunteer.s

Our public lands and waters are sacred spaces for reflection, recreation, and stewardship. Yet, they are under threat. Join a statewide movement to protect these resources at the Arizona Rally for Public Lands on Thursday, March 27 at the Arizona Capitol. Buses from Tucson & Flagstaff to Phoenix available.

There haven’t been many bills we are able to champion this session; it’s mostly about protecting SNAP. Read where we’re at on the 8 hunger bills that are moving through the legislature.

URGENT ACTION ALERT. HB2191 is on the House Government Committee agenda Wednesday (2/19) at 8 am. We need you to show your support most urgently! Sign in to the Request to Speak (RTS) system and support this bill today.

HB2213 is on the Appropriations Committee agenda Wednesday (2/12) at 2pm. Now is the time to push for funding! Sign in to the Request to Speak (RTS) system and support this bill.

Connie Phillips, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, in an interview for The Arizona Republic on how funding has affected LSS-SW and refugee resettlement in Arizona.

Read our second RTS alert for the 2025 Legislative Session, 5 of the 27 bills that were introduced on Civic Engagement that are moving through the legislature.

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest offer 3 steps you can take today to stand with refugees in Arizona.

Read our first RTS alert for the 2025 Legislative Session, the early bills on Hunger that are moving through the legislature.

Ten Arizona Bishops release joint statement on Immigration via an op-ed in The Arizona Republic. “Reports suggest that places of worship, hospitals and schools could be the target of deportation raids. As religious leaders across Arizona, we're asking others not to participate in these plans.”

REGISTER NOW! Join us for a day of advocacy at the Arizona Capitol! Lutheran Day at the Legislature is Monday, February 10, 2025 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Check our website daily for updates.