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Bread for the World Advocacy Campaign for Child Hunger
Join Bread for the World on Dec 8 for the launch of their newest Childhood Hunger Advocacy Campaign!
Advent: How and for whom to prepare
Read Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn Byars’s invitation to advocacy in this Season of Preparation.
Maricopa County Elections Office Tour with LAMA & LSS-SW
Read about our tour of the Maricopa County Election Office!
Advocacy Win: Mesa City Council Approves Purchase of the Grand Hotel
Thank you for your advocacy on Mesa’s new emergency shelter!
In Memoriam: Rev. Arthur “Art” Simon
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.
November Spotlight: ELCA Truth and Healing Movement
November is Native American Heritage Month. Take some time to learn about the ELCA’s Truth and Healing movement.
New Advocacy 101 Tool Kit from LSS-SW
Explore Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest’s new Advocacy 101 Toolkit! If you feel called to engage in faith-based advocacy but don’t know how to begin, this tool kit is a great place to start!
ELCA Action Alert: Urge Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit
Help fight child poverty and hunger by urging congress to prioritize tax relief for low-income families.
LAMA Kick Off: Peace Lutheran Church
Read about LAMA’s visit to Peace Lutheran Church for a Kick-Off Event on 11/5!
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Representatives To Fully Fund WIC
ACTION ALERT: Urge the House not to cut WIC funding in the upcoming appropriations bill!
Lutheran Responses to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Holy Land
Hear from ELCA World Hunger, Bishop Dr Azar, and more on the crisis in Gaza, and find out ways YOU can help those in need.
Lutheran Disaster Response Situation Report: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
Read about Lutheran Disaster Response’s support of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem amid the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Peace Not Walls October 2023
ACTION ALTER: Violence continues in the Holy Land. Urge your reps to call for a ceasefire.
New Social Message on Gun-related Violence and Trauma
Read a draft of the ELCA’s newest social statement on gun-related violence and trauma. The comment period is open through Jan. 31.
LAMA Kick-Off: Faith La Fe Lutheran Church
Solveig and Autumn visited Faith Le Fe Lutheran Church in Phoenix on Oct 15th! Read on to find out what they got up to.