Hunger Fellow Autumn Byars visits the West Valley Community Food Pantry, housed at and run by St. John’s Lutheran Church in Glendale. Read about this inspiring hunger ministry in the Grand Canyon Synod.

Prepare for AZ’s budget negotiations by reading this fascinating study about school meals in Arizona conducted by ASU and AZFBN. Learn about the importance of, cost of, and perspectives on school meals in our state.

Last month, Congress finally released proposed drafts of the Farm Bill! This policy is crucial to hunger relief in our country; take some time to read about the good and the bad provisions in this new proposal.

Community Spotlight: Read about the food pantry at Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church in Tucson! The pantry opens once a week to provide shelf stable food to neighbors in need. Autumn recently got a chance to pay them a visit!

ELCA Advocacy is including protections for farm workers in our farm bill priorities! Join us in urging congress to address farm worker wellbeing!

Feeding America ha released this year’s Map the Meal Gap Report, detailing rates of food insecurity in our country. Check out all the updated numbers now!

As we move into the budget negotiation part of Arizona’s legislative session, urge our lawmakers to include funding for reduced price and free school meals! Learn more about school meals in AZ by reading now.

The House and Senate have both announced movement on the Farm Bill after months of silence! Read about this important package of policy now!

Join LAMA in signing a letter supporting the EAT Local Foods Act! Read on to learn more about the Act and how your ministry can join!

Need help funding your hunger ministry? ELCA World Hunger’s 2025 Domestic Hunger Grants are easier than ever to apply for, and faster to receive the funds. Hurry! Letters of inquiry are due June 16!

Check out the newest toolkit from ELCA World Hunger, exploring the relationship between hunger and health! Engage your ministry with discussion, games, and activities!

The Interfaith Campaign for Food and Nutrition Security invites you to unite in spirit and action with members of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths, along with all other faith communities to commit to eradicating food and nutrition insecurity throughout the United States.

Read all about hunger in Arizona, from the third in a series of education posts about LAMA’s policy priorities. Get up to date on the issues we are advocating on!

Gov. Hobb’s vetoed two bills we have long been opposing! Read on for a look back at all of our hard work on this bill, from Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn Byars.

Read about University Lutheran Church and ASU Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Offering of Letters! Hosted by Bread for the World, this campaign advocates to the passage of an equitable Farm Bill.

ELCA Action Alert: We still haven’t gotten the CTC passed! Keep pressuring congress to make it a priority.

See Hunger Fellow Autumn Byars advocating on Telemundo Arizona view clips of the full interview, follow links to the AZ Mirror story, and pics of Autumn’s big day.

UPDATE: Hb 2502 & 2503, two restrictive SNAP bills that we have worked hard to oppose passed the Senate and now await the governon’s signature.