From Bread for the World comes this exceptional Special Report on COVID, hunger, and the racial disparities that have further deepened from it. It is well written, graphically interesting and worth reading.

The nominee for the U.S. federal housing agency lays out her plans to fulfill President Biden’s ambitious housing agenda.

The American Rescue Plan, the emergency relief proposal that President Biden announced in mid-January and that Congress will begin considering soon, includes key investments to mitigate high levels of hunger and hardship.

Clergy have an important role to play in messaging and communication about the vaccine and getting people access to it. “Focusing on trusted messengers such as religious leaders have been a part of every national public health strategy,” says Mimi Kiser, senior program director of the Interfaith Health Program.

In keeping with its mission to “joins with the most vulnerable of our society to voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love,” LAMA announces its 2021 Legislative Priorities.

HB2142 will be heard in the Arizona House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Your help is needed to urge committee members to vote YES on this important issue.

Stories of deep, pervasive hunger have been among the more disturbing undercurrents of the past year. Food lines stretch for miles. About 29 million U.S. adults — nearly 14 percent of the adult population — said last month that their household sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat in the previous seven days, according to the Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse Survey. The shares are even higher among Blacks, Latinos and households with children.

CBPP on January 22 released a statement from Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Fellow and Interim Program Area Lead for Food Assistance, on the President’s new executive order that includes changes in food assistance.

Scott Peters, U.S. representative for California’s 52nd Congregational District, shares how his faith impacts his work.

An estimated 14 million adults living in rental housing were behind on their rent in December, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. That is 1 in 5 renters. An estimated 11.8 million adults are behind on their mortgage.

Join asylum seekers in asking President-Elect Biden and Congress to respect their right to asylum and end harmful border policies. Interfaith Immigration Coalition.

Advocacy 101 teaches Arizona Lutherans the basics of policy advocacy along with effective methods for communicating with their legislators.

Please act now to reduce carbon emission to address climate change, clean up our air, conserve our water, and promote healthy communities!

New for 2021! Lent Action Guide, Calendar, Study and Reproducible Stories and more 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.

Arizona was the first state to adopt a redistricting commission model that was independent of the legislative branch. Arizona’s IRC begins January 14 to draw new lines according to the data recorded in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Millions of Americans believe in this political ideology. What church leaders need to know—and how they can help those under its influence.

New from ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Advocacy, a 24-page resource guide written for and by young adults!

“Proverbs 22:6 acknowledges binaries of the world and also guides us in considering our identifiers. While the rich are comfortable and powerful, they will lack blessings, honor, and life if they are not humble and “fear the Lord” (Proverbs 22:4). Calamity comes to those who perpetuate injustice, especially as it pertains to the poor.”