Coordinated by Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), 80+ Lutherans representing 23 of Arizona’s 30 legislative districts made contact with over 20 lawmakers at the bipartisan Lutheran Day at the Legislature on 2/1/2022. Exceptional images by David Hoye captured the big day.

New for 2022! Lent Action Guide, Calendar, Study, presentation templates and weekly email series ask the question, “What will it take to end hunger?” New Forty Days of Giving resources for congregational use in planning educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.

The GCS Hunger Leaders Network meeting on Tuesday, January 25 at 6:00pm will feature a special guest speaker: The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to bring greetings and share updates from ELCA churchwide.

In this podcast, Giovana Oaxaca, the ELCA’s program director for migration policy, joins Ryan Cumming of ELCA World Hunger to talk about the realities of migration and immigration policy. Learn about who has access to public benefits, what it means to be a “non-citizen” and how policy changes can impact individuals and communities.

Webinar Video: Practitioners in the anti-hunger sector have successfully worked with faith leaders and organizations to increase access to food and/or improve advocacy to end hunger. Panelists from Bread for the World, Alliance to End Hunger and others offer best practices for working with faith leaders and organizations representing different faith communities.

Food banks are finding new ways to fight hunger in Arizona, even as the need has risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Faith Leader Sign-on Letter Urging the White House to convene a conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health ~ the last conference was 50 years ago!

Check out this new video from ELCA World Hunger about Manna From Heaven, a ministry meeting the needs of its neighbors in Kentucky with support from ELCA World Hunger.

New data from the Department of Agriculture suggests that families are increasingly losing access to nutritious meals. “The challenge here is deciding whether we are who we say we are,” said Cliff Johnson, the director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law. “It’s a matter of values, and personal and political will.”

This webinar in the Hunger at the Crossroads series is “Climate Change and Hunger.” The webinar will be led by Ryan Cumming and Brooke De Jong of ELCA World Hunger on October 27 at 6:00pm CDT.

Arizona Faith Leaders: Sign-on to this letter to Senator Sinema by end of day on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 to protect the agriculture and nutrition investments proposed in the package. Letter by Arizonan Food Bank Network/Pinnacle Prevention.

New for 2021! Advent Action Guide, Calendar, and Study for congregational use to plan educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.

Applications are now being accepted for 2022 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants!

September is Hunger Action Month. Hunger Action Month, recognized by Feeding America and food banks across the country every September, is a month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it. Food shouldn't be an impossible choice.

From mountain hikes and neighborhood strolls to walks on treadmills and treading water in pools, Cable said that creativity and convenience were cornerstones of the 2020 HungerWalk. They are expecting more of the same from the event on Saturday, Sept. 11, with hopes of attracting at least 1,000 walkers and raising at least $150,000 for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

United Food Bank is launching a new campaign next month that will help people stay fit while they save their less fortunate neighbors from hunger. Because September is Hunger Action Month, UFB is urging people to join the Fit to Feed Fitness Challenge, which enables participants to meet new health goals while raising funds for 100,000 meals.

Even a huge increase in food assistance benefits and summer pandemic relief payments may not stave off hunger for millions of Americans

Of the 690 million people who are food insecure worldwide, 60% are women and girls. Women are responsible for meeting many of the basic needs in a household, including meals, but they often lack the resources, education, and opportunity to support their families.  Here’s everything you need to know about how investing in women and girls can end hunger worldwide.