The Navajo, Hopi, and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are entering the final stages of a water rights settlement with the state! The tribal councils have begun deliberating and voting on the current proposal.

HB2070, the AZ Casitas Act is now law! Read on to learn more about this Act that Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest has been tracking!

Learn about ELCA Young Adults’ Abide ministry! Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn will be hosting June’s small group on voter engagement. Register today!

One of LSS-SW’s target housing bills has passed the house! Learn more about how this bill will help address housing scarcity in Arizona!

Read the latest Action Alert from ELCA Advocacy! Join Lutherans from across the country in urging Congress to include the largest possible budget allotment to housing and homeless programs.

Join us in opposing a harmful immigration policy that many have dubbed “SB1070 2.0.” We are also opposing another iteration of the Voting Center Ban!

Urge your state legislator to oppose this cruel immigration bill before it goes to a vote!

Becoming a poll worker is an easy way to empower voters in your community! Early voting for the Arizona Primaries begins July 3, that’s coming up fast! Thousands of poll workers are still needed.

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!

Read the latest Action Alert from ELCA Advocacy’s Federal Office! Urge our lawmakers to support the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act!

March 2024. ELCA Advocacy publishes monthly updates from Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (SPPOs) in the ELCA Advocacy BLOG each month.

Last Week, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest shared a webinar on the importance of voting. Check it out now!

The Colorado River Indian Tribes reached a water rights settlement with the State last week! Read to learn more.

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!

Use these 30-minute reflections plus 15-minute Q&A sessions on advocacy tips and themes to lay groundwork and stimulate discussion in congregations, study groups, advocacy teams and more.

Will you join Generation Zero Hunger? Right now, all gifts to the youth-driven fundraising challenge will be matched!