First state-wide gathering for LAMA advocates and friends to connect! Presenters Dr. Ryan P. Cumming (ELCA World Hunger) and Ms. Angie Rogers (Arizona Food Bank Network) discuss food insecurity and poverty and what we can do to help.

Rev. Eugene Cho, President and CEO of the nonpartisan Christian advocacy organization, Bread for the World, address hunger & poverty in the Southwest United States.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s release yesterday of a revised package to address the virus and economic slump is an important and hopeful step. While the new package scales back the House-passed Heroes bill from $3.4 trillion to $2.2 trillion, it does so in sound ways. — Robert Greenstein, CBPP

National Prayer Vigil TODAY (Tuesday, September 29) for Covid Relief for Families. Lutherans join partners in faith at 1:00p (4:00 EST) in prayer.

A new Voting Study Resource for congregations by Rev. Mark Holman, Bishop’s Associate for Mobility and Leadership, for the Grand Canyon Synod.

Potentially tens of millions of workers will lose all unemployment benefits by December. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for September 24, 2020.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) provides $1 million in support for Respecting the Circle of Life and EMPWR (Educate, Motivate, Protect, Wellness and Respect) programs.

Lutherans Restoring Creation (LRC) is a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They accomplish this by cultivating a community of dedicated stewards of earth and neighbor who proclaim God’s promise of hope and healing for all.

The last day to register to vote for the 2020 election is Monday, October 5.

While the ACA's fate is still uncertain — many legal experts in both parties think the lawsuit’s arguments are so weak that even conservative justices would uphold the law — the consequences of it being struck down would reverberate through almost every corner of the health care system.

That’s right, today is officially known as National Voter Registration Day. It is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date.

Wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, rising seas. Will fear drive people to relocate and lead to mass migrations?

The coronavirus has caused severe budget problems for American higher education. But many colleges’ financial troubles are much larger than the virus. They have been building for years and stem, above all, from a breakdown in this country’s hodgepodge system of paying for higher education.

I will vote for climate justice for every living creature and for every vulnerable community suffering the impacts of the climate crisis, from sea rise to extreme heat, from devastating droughts to supercharged storms.

In this time of crisis, people of faith must unite to pursue the common good. IIC hopes you'll join them to live out our shared values of love, solidarity, and justice. Get started by advocating for refugee resettlement!

As evidence of profound hardship resulting from the COVID-19 health and economic crises mounts, powerful tools to mitigate suffering and bolster economic activity will be unavailable to state and local government without congressional action.