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Hunger

Worship Resources on Ending Hunger
Worship Resources on Ending Hunger
Jun 30, 2014
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Worship Resources on Ending Hunger

Date: Proper 13 – Aug. 3, 2014
Topic: Ending Hunger
Focus Text: Matthew 14:13-21
Jesus’ feeding the multitudes is found in all four gospels. Both Matthew and Mark include two feeding stories. While Luke includes only the feeding of the five thousand, his gospel is filled with significant events surrounding meals. John’s extended account of the feeding of the multitude is interwoven with his account of the Eucharist. All of the evangelists saw in this story something crucial to the identity of Jesus and the life of the church.
For I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Nothing
For I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Nothing
Sep 9, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

For I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Nothing

The Jefferson Post

Have you ever gone to bed hungry? Have you ever skipped a meal so that your children could eat? Have you ever waited in a long line to take home a bag of leftover groceries that was no longer fit for store shelves?

Did you know that 1 in 6 North Carolina households reported serious problems affording adequate nutritious food at some point last year, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today. Of the North Carolinians experiencing this food insecurity, some 5.5 percent experienced very low food security – meaning that one or more household members had to reduce their food intake at least some time during the year.
Lectionary: Hunger (Proper 16)
Lectionary: Hunger (Proper 16)
Jul 23, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Lectionary: Hunger (Proper 16)

Date: Proper 16 – Aug. 25, 2013
Topic: Hunger
Focus Text: Isaiah 58:9b-14
God does not say here, “The poor you have with you always, so relax, take your time, pay your bills, balance your budget, play the lottery, fill up the SUV, take a vacation, and, if there are any crumbs left on the table, offer pennies to the hungry.” Rather, God clearly gives feeding the hungry top priority on the daily agenda of God’s people rather than fighting terrorism and protecting one’s job security, life insurance, college savings program, or retirement investment.
Farm Bill Amendments Would Cut SNAP; Disproportionately Impact Latino Children
Farm Bill Amendments Would Cut SNAP; Disproportionately Impact Latino Children
Jun 15, 2012
Daryn Lane, Former Student Action with Farmworkers Intern

Farm Bill Amendments Would Cut SNAP; Disproportionately Impact Latino Children

Last week, while senators in Washington indicated their overwhelming support for the Farm Bill through a preliminary floor vote, farmworker families throughout the Southeastern U.S. toiled long hours in the summer heat. After 14-hour days in the fields, many farmworkers return home pesticide-ridden, underpaid and empty-handed — financially unable to provide adequate food for themselves and the hungry mouths that await them.
Hunger Continues to Rise Across North Carolina
Hunger Continues to Rise Across North Carolina
Dec 8, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Hunger Continues to Rise Across North Carolina

While the Great Recession technically ended in mid-2009, its effects on North Carolina’s workers and families have dragged on. High unemployment and underemployment have led to increases in numerous measures of economic hardship, including hunger. More than two million North Carolinians faced food hardship in 2010.

For more than a million individuals in North Carolina facing hunger, the state’s food stamps program provided a vital lifeline. Participation in the program has surged since the start of the recession, with the equivalent of the population of Charlotte being added to the program.
Good Friday Fast for Hunger
Good Friday Fast for Hunger
Apr 18, 2011
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Good Friday Fast for Hunger

Friends of the NC Council of Churches in Western North Carolina will be fasting on Good Friday in solidarity with the poor, and in recognition that budgets are moral documents. They call upon Congressman Shuler to work with his colleagues find a way to balance the federal budget that does not place the burden for doing so on the shoulders of those vulnerable Americans who are least able to bear that burden.