As Hunger Crisis Deepens, Volunteers Step Up
Food banks have seen record increases in need even as donations dwindle. In the Washington region, churches have partnered with county officials to distribute food. See full piece
COVID-19 Creating Exponential Increase in Global Poverty
The effect of coronavirus on global poverty is getting significantly worse, according to new data from the World Bank. COVID-19 is “likely to push between 88 and 115 million people into extreme poverty — those living under $1.90 a day — around the globe in
‘If I Had Hair It Would All Be Gone’: A Baptist Minister in Kansas City Tells His Pandemic Story So Far
Reverend Eric Williams says they started with "two cans of SPAM and macaroni with no cheese." The Kansas City church is using what they have available to feed thousands and explore the root causes of hunger in their community.
Food Pantries Struggle to Provide During COVID-19
As many Americans stock up on weeks of provisions, food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens are figuring out how to get hungry Americans the food they need quickly and safely.
US Food Insecurity Drops; Over 14M Households Still Insecure
The good news: Food insecurity in the U.S. declined in 2018 to pre-recession (2007) levels. The bad news: 11.1% of households (14.3 million) remained food insecure -- 13.9% among U.S. households with children.
At 89, Bread for the World Founder Art Simon ‘Not Giving Up’ on Goal of Ending Hunger
(RNS) — Decades after former Lutheran pastor Art Simon founded the Christian advocacy group Bread for the World, he refuses to give up on the goal of ending hunger in the U.S. and across the globe.
Report: Insufficient Progress on Reaching Food-Related Goals
Progress is insufficient to reach many food-related sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a report published July 18 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Fighting Hunger Can Unite Divided Americans, Everett Insists
WACO—Jeremy Everett, author of I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis, believes a divided nation can find common ground in a battle to eliminate chronic hunger.
Church World Service Hosts Ration Challenge Around World Refugee Day
(RNS) — More than 14,000 Americans participating in the Ration Challenge for the first time this year — many, this week around World Refugee Day (June 20). The global challenge — organized in the United States by Church World Service — asks participants to live
Food Insecurity Declines Worldwide; 113 Million Remain Hungry
Of the estimated 113 million food insecure persons in 2018 globally, 72 million lived in eight countries.