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Bread for the World Applauds Obama's Focus on Job Creation

Bread for the World applauded President Barack Obama for committing to put more American workers back on the job and restoring security for middle class families during his State of the Union address tonight. Read more

—Fox Business, January 27, 2010

Green Jobs Key to Reducing Nation's High Unemployment Rates

WASHINGTON, Jan 08, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ---- In light of new unemployment figures released today, Bread for the World urged the government to make investments that would create jobs and achieve a sustainable economic recovery. Read more

—Fox Business , January 8, 2010

Concert turned mom into a poverty fighter: U2’s anti-AIDS plea at ‘02 show awakened a calling within a fan

Activist and author Shayne Moore credits a rock star with waking her up to the AIDS pandemic. A married, stay-at-home mother of three, Moore said her life in Wheaton was organized around raising her children – filling sippy cups, changing diapers, and stocking the fridge with groceries – until Bono came to town. Read more

—Chicago Tribune, December 25, 2009

Commentary: A Christmas Feast

INTRO: As many of us look forward to a holiday feast today, commentator William Holston reminds us there are things we can do to help those who aren't so fortunate. Read more

—KERA-TV (PBS affiliate), December 24, 2009

Help That Makes a Difference: Listen to Recipients: Many international development organizations, wanting to please Western donors, are too driven by expansion.

What's the biggest change needed in how charities and federal agencies deliver aid to developing nations? Brian Fikkert, co-author of When Helping Hurts, David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, and Dale Hanson Bourke, author of The Skeptic's Guide to Global Poverty, suggest the best way to help. Read more

—Christianity Today, December 15, 2009

Give and Take: Tuesday's Roundup

While this week’s United Nations meeting in Copenhagen centers around environmental policies, the discussions are key to finding ways to reduce hunger and global poverty, says Bread for the World, an advocacy group, on its Web site. Read more

—The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 8, 2009

Give and Take: A Roundup of Blogs about the Nonprofit World

While this week’s United Nations meeting in Copenhagen centers around environmental policies, the discussions are key to finding ways to reduce hunger and global poverty, says Bread for the World, an advocacy group, on its Web site. Read more

—The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 8, 2009

Sleep-out, fair trade sale fight homelessness

Various events were organized for last week's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, including a fair trade sale, a sleep-out and a speech by Bread for the World founder and President emeritus Rev. Art Simon. Read more

—The Villanovan, December 3, 2009

The Downside of 'Smart Power': USAID's new chief is stepping into a fierce struggle about the right role of humanitarian aid in foreign policy.

After ten months of waiting, USAID finally has a new chief: Rajiv Shah, currently the agriculture department’s top scientist. Directing the country’s principal agency for administering foreign aid is a heady position for someone who is all of 36. And it’s going to be a difficult one. Read more

—The New Republic, November 30, 2009

As Hunger Increases Across the Nation, So Do Helping Hands

As a new USDA report finds that more than a quarter of all African-American households suffered from food insecurity last year, compared to 15 percent of White households, public and private agencies are scrambling to help feed those who might otherwise go hungry. Read more

—The Wilmington Journal, November 24, 2009

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