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   How to Help in Haiti 

How to Help in Haiti
We urge you to pray for the people of Haiti. Many of our partners are working to meet the immediate needs of Haitians affected by the earthquake — find out how to help.

Analysis: Systemic, long-term efforts needed to rebuild Haiti »
In the News: Earthquake raises difficult questions. Rick Steves' op-ed in the USA Today »

   Christianity and Social Justice

Respond to statements made by Fox News personality Glenn BeckLast week, Bread for the World issued a petition asking for 35,000 supporters to respond to statements made by Fox News personality Glenn Beck.

Beck urged viewers to leave their congregations if their churches discussed “social” or “economic justice.” Help reach our goal. Sign the petition »

Christianity without a concern for righting the conditions and systems that oppress hungry and poor people is not Christianity. Learn more about justice and the gospel »

   ACT NOW  |  Offering of Letters 

Bread for the World's 2010 Offering of Letters Campaign
In 2010, Bread for the World members will urge Congress to adopt changes to U.S. tax policy that will benefit low-income families.

Food assistance to hungry people is vital, but it is not enough. Learn more »

  STORY  |  Training Young Workers

STORY | Learning the Skills to Compete in Construction
2010 Hunger Report > The day before his inauguration, Barack Obama visited the Sasha Bruce House, a shelter and service center for homeless youth in Washington, DC.

A year earlier, one of the residents was on Capitol Hill, invited by lawmakers to talk about his participation in a program called YouthBuild. Read More »

 BREADCAST | Poverty is like Swiss Cheese

BreadCast

If tax policy makes your eyes glaze over, help has arrived. Bread policy analyst Rachel Black demystifies the Earned Income Tax Credit -- it’s the largest anti-poverty program in the U.S., and it just happens to be administered through the tax code.

“We have to address the poverty that causes hunger,” Black says. “Tax policies that support families who work are an important way of doing this.”

Keep listening for a legislative update from Bread’s director of government relations, and music from Tiffany Thompson.

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   FIELD FOCUS  |  Success on the Ground

Field Focus | Faith in Action

Hunger Justice Leaders Impact Communities

Erin Rath and Chris Ko are members of Bread for the World’s first class of Hunger Justice Leaders (HJL) -- a group of activists in their 20s and early 30s who are committed to making a long-term difference for hungry and poor people.

Previously:

Learning to Be Good Leaders »

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A Just and sustainable Recovery: the 2010 Hunger ReportThe report outlines a vision for an inclusive and sustainable economy.
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