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March-April 2012 Newsletter
On February 1, more than 40 religious leaders from denominations and relief organizations around the country filled Bread for the World’s conference room in Washington, DC. The goal? To build the advocacy voice of church leaders for improved nutrition for mothers and children.
- Religious Leaders Fight Malnutrition
- Act Now! Help Form a Circle of Protection
- On Faith: Multiplying Goodness
- Policy Focus: Taxes and Budgets—’Tis the Season
- Member Profile: ‘Failing Retirement’—to Bread’s Benefit
- From the Field: Teamwork—for Hungry People
- Bread Slices: Visit the Bread Blog!
- Background Paper - Nutrition and Health: Strengthening the Connection
February 2012 Newsletter
With the help of Bread activists, we got through 2011 without major cuts to programs focused on hungry and poor people. We’re thankful to all those who called, wrote, and visited their members of Congress to help protect these programs. But the fight is far from over.
- We Need a Surge of Advocacy in 2012
- On Faith: Can We Learn to Live with Less?
- Bread Slices: Staff Developments at Bread
- Background Paper - Expanding the Circle of Protection
- Policy Focus: Success Paves Way for 2012
- Member Profile: Gyude Moore: A Leader for Liberia
- From the Field: Bread Activists Part of Nationwide Day of Action
December 2011 Newsletter
Right now, Somalia is in the grip of gruesome hunger. Mothers are carrying their malnourished children long distances to refugee camps to get food. Many children have died along the way—and many more die in the camps due to severe malnutrition.
- We Need to Protect Vulnerable People
- Act Now! Help Form a Circle of Protection
- On Faith: United Church of Christ Tackles Global Hunger
- Bread Slices: Training for Young Ministers
- Background Paper - Rebalancing Act: Updating U.S. Food and Farm Policies
- Member Profile: Seeds of Activism Grow in Iowa
- From the Field: A Notebook, a Long Walk, and Nutrition for All
- From the Field: Albuquerque Hosts Circle of Protection Vigil
October-November 2011 Newsletter
It’s up to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (or Super Committee)—a group of 12 members, three from each party in each house—to create a proposal that will cut trillions from the deficit. We want them to protect funding for programs for hungry and poor people.
- What's at Stake with the Super Committee? Everything.
- On Faith: The 'Two Feet' of Ministry
- Bread Slices
- Background Paper - Bread for the World Leadership Circles
- Policy Focus: 2012 Offering to Keep Pressure on Congress
- Member Profile: Leota Ester Advocates for Basic Needs
- From the Field: Bread Teams Send a Message to Congress
- Act Now!
September 2011 Newsletter
More than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa face a humanitarian emergency—the most serious food insecurity situation in the world today. Parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia are struggling with high food prices, political instability, and the worst drought to hit the region in 60 years—a deadly combination that’s likely to worsen over the coming months.
- Hunger in the Horn of Africa
- Bread Slices
- On Faith: Going Upstream: Compassion, Mercy, and Justice
- Member Profile: Evangelical Covenant Church Works to End Hunger
- From the Field: Bread Activists Generate 13,000 Memos to Congress
- Background Paper - Lives at Stake: Protect Global Food Security Programs
- Act Now!
July - August 2011 Newsletter
Thousands of Christians, people of other faiths, heads of denominations, corporations, and nonprofit organizations have stepped forward to form a Circle of Protection around funding for programs that are vital to hungry and poor people here in the United States and abroad. These programs are threatened by budget cuts proposed by Congress.
- Creating a Circle of Protection
- On Faith: From the Burning Bush to Pharaoh's House
- Bread Slices
- Member Profile: Beyond Charity to Advocacy
- From the Field: Rallying to Change the Politics of Hunger
- Act Now!
- Board Voting
June 2011 Newsletter
Amid the tense budget climate in Washington, DC, Bread for the World members are urging their elected representatives to form a circle of protection around programs for hungry and poor people when Congress considers legislation to reduce federal deficits.
- The Cost of Hunger and Poverty
- On Faith: Finding New Ways to be God’s Voice and Agent
- Bread Slices
- Policy Focus: Budget Cuts: Who Loses?
- Member Profile: Two Decades of Advocacy to End Hunger
- From the Field: Offerings Engage Young Activists, New Church Members
April - May 2011 Newsletter
Since the 112th Congress convened this January, legislators have been closely focused on budget and spending issues. At press time, Congress had not yet finalized a spending bill to cover the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2011, which ends September 30, 2011.
- Congress Must Protect Hungry People
- On Faith: A God of Liberation
- Bread Slices
- The U.S. Budget: Myths and Realities
- Policy Focus: Hungry People Overseas Hit Hardest by Proposed Cuts
- Member Profile: 'Bring the Kingdom of Heaven to this Earth'
- From the Field: Reconnecting: Bangladesh in 1976 and 2011
February - March 2011 Newsletter
Bread for the World is beginning our 2011 Offering of Letters campaign – focused on making U.S. foreign assistance more effective in reducing hunger and poverty--in a political environment that is deeply partisan. But hunger is not a partisan issue so we are cautiously optimistic.
- Ending Hunger Transcends Divisions
- On Faith: Saints in Caesar’s Palace
- Bread Slices
- Policy Focus: Watching Our Spending: Hungry People and the U.S. Budget
- Member Profile: Bread Counts on Bakers' Dozen Members
- From the Field: Engaging the 112th Congress
January 2011
In December, Congress extended the EITC and Child Tax Credit for low-income families and passed strong child nutrition legislation – policies that will keep millions of Americans out of poverty in 2011.
- Critical Improvements for Hungry People
- On Faith: Doing the Work of Christmas
- Bread Slices
- Policy Focus: Handwritten Letters: Still the Most Effective Way to Reach Congress
- Member Profile: Durango, CO: ‘Our Voices Bubble Up’
- From the Field: Bread Members “In the Field”: Partnerships and Clean Water
- U.S. Foreign Aid: Focus on Poverty Bread for the World’s 2011 Offering of Letters
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