At the Table, the 2025 Intergenerational VBS Study from ELCA World Hunger, focuses on the importance of storytelling, inviting your community to learn how storytelling can make a difference in your neighborhood and the world.

3 key actions to take this week to protect SNAP. Wednesday and Thursday this week, U.S. House Republicans move forward with their budget plan for reconciliation as the U.S. Senate pursues a competing proposal. Now is the time!

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.

Read our recap of the 2025 Lutheran Day at the Legislature! Includes link to all photos taken. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who, following the example of Jesus, advocated for justice for all God’s people.

Action Alert: Bread for the World asks people of faith to urge Congress to call for an immediate end to the pause on U.S. foreign assistance and to protect domestic nutrition programs.

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

Will the Grand Canyon Synod win again? All 5 Synods in Region 2 challenging each other for bragging rights! Pledge to participate in some spiritual and physical practices during the 40 days of Lent. The synod with the most participants wins!

Monday, February 3, 2025 is Arizona Food Bank Network’s annual Anti-Hunger Day at the Capitol! This is a great opportunity to learn about the core work and community programming at food banks and how you can support anti-hunger policies like continued funding for school meals in the state budget.

Join us February 26, 2025, at the Fountain Hills Community Center for a family-friendly food packing event hosted by New Journey Lutheran. From 5:30–7:30 PM, volunteers will pack thousands of meals for those in need locally and globally.

This year the ELCA has been celebrating how ELCA World Hunger came to be and the thousands of donors who have and continue to make its work possible. Since 1974, hundreds of thousands of people from across the church have contributed more than $650 million to support ELCA World Hunger.

This excellent update on SNAP Access, Free School Meals & Summer EBT is from the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) News Digest, dated December 2.

From the latest data on food-insecure households to the impact of government programs and personal stories, this comprehensive guide offers knowledge and tools for meaningful conversation. Downloadable fact sheet and video.

The farm bill, our nation’s most important anti-hunger legislation, must be reauthorized every five years. It is unlikely Congress will pass a new farm bill before the current one expires on September 30. Urge your representative to pass a short-term extension of the farm bill by September 30 and a new farm bill before the end of the year.

Hunger Action Month is a 30-day event each year, where people just like you, join together in the mission to end hunger. It’s typically held in September and is fast growing as a national event.

Last Thursday, the Senate voted against bringing the crucial Child Tax Credit to the floor. Find out why (and why there is still hope!) here.

ACT by Thursday! The Senate is expected to vote this Thursday on the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). The tax legislation that includes the expanded CTC has been stuck in the Senate since January, when the House passed it with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. It is critical that senators pass the expanded CTC now.

Guest blogger Joanie Contreras of Santa Cruz Lutheran in Tucson shares today’s Community Spotlight on their partnership with Sahuarita Food Bank’s Project AZUL.

Renewed call for letters: Bread for the World has updated their letter writing materials to reflect the ongoing Farm Bill negotiations! Plan an Offering of Letters for your congregations now!