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   ACT NOW  |  Senate Cosponsors Needed

Reforming Foreign Aid - 2009 Offering of Letters
The Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act revitalizes USAID and affirms the U.S. commitment to global development.

S. 1524 is a key building block in Bread's campaign to reform U.S. foreign aid.  

• Learn about reforming U.S. foreign aid »
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   ANALYSIS  |  The 2010 Hunger Report

CSPAN Coverage of Hunger 2010: A Just and Sustainable Recovery
The 2010 Hunger Report provides a vision for a more inclusive and sustainable economy. 

David Beckmann joined an expert panel to discuss findings from A Just and Sustainable Recovery.

Watch C-Span's coverage »
Hunger 2010: A Just and Sustainable Recovery »

   Record Number of Americans Go Hungry 

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One in seven households—49 million Americans—struggle with hunger. 

Hunger in the U.S. rose by 3.5 percent between 2007 and 2008—the largest increase since the USDA began publishing the data.

Learn more about hunger in the U.S. »
Interactive Data: Household Food Insecurity, 2001-2008 »

   World Hunger Initiative

Global Food Security Initiative
The UN and State Department are working on a comprehensive and coordinated approach to achieving global food security.

Secretary Clinton and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed their commitment to country-led food security strategies at a recent meeting.
Listen David Beckmann reports on global efforts to reduce hunger  

 BREADCAST  |  How to Feed Nine Billion

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Ambassador Tony Hall talks about what he saw and heard at a United Nations High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050 in Rome last month.

Dustin Miller of The Harvest Initiative tells us how this innovative non-profit group facilitates economic activity and financial literacy on the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

AND... Music from the Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia.

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   FIELD FOCUS  |  Success on the Ground

Field Focus | Faith in Action

Planting Roof Gardens in the South Bronx

Plants sprout out of the roof of the St. Joan of Arc Church in the South Bronx. This shallow garden of assorted plants – called a rooftop wellness garden – helps reduce pollution and the energy needed to heat and cool the building.

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