Join Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Phoenix for their final free summer jazz concert—July 13 with Beth Lederman & Dennis Rowland. Held at 5:30 PM, this Music for Food event supports the Olive Branch Food Pantry, which feeds over 150 families weekly. Come for the music, stay for the mission.

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!

Join the #EmptyPlatesProtest fast to oppose cuts to SNAP! Pledge to fast for 24 hours any day between June 23 and July 4, 2025. And call your senators to tell them why.

Three prepaid spots are available for the ELCA World Hunger Leaders Gathering in September. If you are interested in representing the Grand Canyon Synod, please contact Solveig at director@lamaz.org by August 1.

Hunger advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. on June 10-11 for the 2025 Bread for the World Advocacy Summit. LAMA director Solveig Muus joined colleagues for the two days of worship, training, strategy, fellowship and advocacy on Capitol Hill. And signtseeing.

New ELCA Action Alert! The Senate is preparing to vote on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that would strip healthcare from approximately 14 million Americans and slash food assistance for millions more. Take action today.

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

Read about the impacts of the proposed House reconciliation bill millions of working families. Stats from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).

New ELCA Action Alert! This week: The House of Representatives is rushing to make historic cuts in Medicaid, food assistance, and education, while increasing the federal deficit by trillions of dollars. Take action today.

Need help funding your hunger ministry? ELCA World Hunger’s 2026 Domestic Hunger Grants are easier than ever to apply for, and faster to receive the funds. Hurry! Letters of inquiry are due July 7!

Arizona Food Bank Network invites you to their annual conference for a day of connection, learning, and thought-provoking discussions. Tuesday, March 25, free of charge.

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.

Take the SNAP Challenge! Post includes toolkit. The upcoming congressional recess (March 15–23) is the perfect time to involve Members of Congress in the SNAP Challenge. Read on to learn which AZ district has the most SNAP households.

Monday, March 3. In this special edition of Rick Steves’ weekly travel series, Rev. Eugene Cho of Bread for the World joins Rick for an update on global hunger and how your support helps BFW advocate for U.S. policy that fights against hunger at home and abroad.

Guest blogger Jan Fosen writes about her day packing meals for Feed My Starving Children at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City West, Arizona. Nearly 179,000 meals were packed over the weekend by 850 volunteers.

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.