Are you interested in hosting a letter-writing campaign in your congregation? Bread for the World offers a powerful tool to organize letter-writing events to end hunger through advocacy.

If you are interested in representing the Grand Canyon Synod at the ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering in August, please contact Solveig at director@lamaz.org or the synod office by May 1.

Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN) and its member food banks hosted Food Bank Day at the Capitol on Thursday, March 10. Two initiatives took center stage: HB2060, the bill AzFBN and supporters promoted to remove barriers to SNAP access for people re-entering society; and Friends of the Farm, Arizona's farm-to-food-bank program supporting local growers and food insecure Arizonans. 

COMING SOON: Join ELCA World Hunger’s Global Farm Challenge, a youth-focused, whole-church campaign to accompany our neighbors who are facing threats of hunger and poverty around the world.

“We couldn’t survive without our grants… they’re the most fantastic thing in the world!” ELCA World Hunger announced recently that two ministries in the Grand Canyon Synod received Domestic Hunger Grants in 2022: Grace Lutheran Church in Phoenix and Native American Urban Ministry, also in Phoenix.

Registration for ELCA World Hunger’s 2023 Domestic Hunger Grants opens on March 18. Could your organization be one to receive funding for your hunger ministry this year?

This five-week educational series uncovers how our Lutheran faith shapes our perspective and role in the economy. Each week looks at one key aspect of the economy and explores questions related to economic justice. ELCA World Hunger.

Youth Gathering cancelled? Try this popular overnight youth program program that brings youth together in the spiritual practice of fasting. Youth are given the chance to reflect on the role they play in God’s work to reconcile, heal and restore the world — and our church.

RTS ALERT: HB2060 ~ Food Assistance Reduces Recidivism & Helps Families

Learn about health at the “Tree of Healing,” ELCA World Hunger’s new Vacation Bible School program for 2022. Through skits, stories and activities, participants will learn what it means to be healthy in body, mind and spirit. This program includes sessions on grief, mental wellness, environmental health and more. The leader’s guide will offer suggestions for in-person and online activities for children of all ages, including new videos for 2022.

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.