Rev. Lawrence L. Kirby, II is pastor of The Acts Church of Kenosha. He is a Bread for the World Hunger Justice Leader and a community leader in Kenosha. He previously held positions at St. Paul Church of Racine, including associate pastor, chief adjutant to Bishop Kirby, assistant director of the youth department, youth advisor, and audio/visual committee chair. Kirby serves on the board of United Way of Kenosha, as a police and fire commissioner for the city of Kenosha, on the Racine Christian Youth Coalition committee, as youth instructor for the W.G.B. State Convention, and as team lead for C.P.S. Ministries in the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. He is Baptist. Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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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.
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