LAMA gratefully acknowledges receipt of an ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grant in the amount of $7,500 for the Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance.

Find out about AzAHA’s 2024 Hunger Advocacy Day, and how you can get involved!

Save the date for AzAHA’s annual Anti-Hunger Advocacy day!

New for 2024! Lenten Action Guide, Calendar and Study resources for congregational use in planning educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.

Get an in-depth look at LAMA’s 2024 Policy Priorities and how these issues affect our state.

DATE CHANGE: Join us tonight for the launch of Bread’s newest advocacy campaign!

Join Bread for the World on Dec 8 for the launch of their newest Childhood Hunger Advocacy Campaign!

Rev. Art Simon (1930-2023) was the founder of Bread for the World. He authored numerous books, including How Much is Enough? Hungering for God in an Affluent Culture and The Rising of Bread for the World. He served as the director of the Washington office of Christian Children’s Fund, and pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in the Lower East Side of NYC.

ACTION ALERT: Urge the House not to cut WIC funding in the upcoming appropriations bill!

2023 Farm Bill Primer: Information on bills we are watching and hoping to see in the upcoming Farm Bill! Read on to find out about proposed legislation and how you can advocate for those struggling with hunger.

ELCA World Hunger is reaching out to collect stories of the communities they have been able to support in the past 50 years. Have you received an ELCA World Hunger Grant in the past? Let’s share GCS stories of impact, showing the grant funds in action!

ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to fully fund the WIC program in the upcoming Farm Bill.

LAMA gratefully acknowledges receipt of a Manna Grant in the amount of $10,000 through a generous legacy gift from Orpha Hoganson to Ascension Lutheran Church.

New for 2023! Action Guide, Calendar, and Study for congregational use to plan educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.

All about Hunger Action Day around the Grand Canyon Synod! See how the LAMA team, the Arizona Food Bank Network, and community members commemorated the day, and what you can do to get involved!

The farm bill is an omnibus, multiyear law that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. It provides an opportunity for policymakers to comprehensively and periodically address agricultural and food issues.

LAMA Hunger Fellow Autumn Byars writes about her visit to ASU’s student run food bank, Pitchfork Pantry and University Lutheran Church’s history with the organization.

In September, we come together to rally around food banks, support awareness around hunger and instill action among our advocates, legislators, anti-hunger friends, and YOU! Because together, we can end hunger.