Rev. Fernando Tamara is Lead Pastor of Hispanic Ministries at Orange County First Assembly of God. He also serves as Regional Development Representative at Made to Flourish and is a professor at the Latin American Theological Seminary and Latin American Bible Institute College. Tamara has recruited pastors for anti-hunger advocacy, hosted Bread for the World workshops, organized candidate meetings, and galvanized support for federal legislation such as the Global Food Security Act as well as state-based anti-hunger legislation in California. He holds a Master of Arts from Vanguard University of Southern California and a graduate certificate degree in Community Engagement from the University of Southern California. He is Assemblies of God. Corona, California.
Afghanistan would be considered likely to have high rates of hunger because at least two of the major causes of global hunger affect it—armed conflict and fragile governmental institutions.
Malnutrition is responsible for nearly half of all preventable deaths among children under 5. Every year, the world loses hundreds of thousands of young children and babies to hunger-related causes.
Bread for the World is calling on the Biden-Harris administration and Congress to build a better 1,000-Days infrastructure in the United States.
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in faith.” These words from Colossians 2:6 remind us of the faith that is active in love for our neighbors.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to respond to changes in need, making it well suited to respond to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bread for the World and its partners are asking Congress to provide $200 million for global nutrition.
In 2017, 11.8 percent of households in the U.S.—40 million people—were food-insecure, meaning that they were unsure at some point during the year about how they would provide for their next meal.