Bread for the World gave mixed reviews to the farm bill agreement that is expected to pass both houses of Congress this week.

While some aspects are positive the bill, "locks the United States into another five-year protectionist system that hampers the desperate efforts of small farmers to feed their families," said Bread President David Beckmann.  Read the press release.

Food prices are soaring worldwide, and people are going hungry. It is easy to feel helpless when you watch people around the world suffering.

Bread for the World has just launched the Recipe for Hope: Responding to the Global Hunger Crisis campaign. We'll help you understand the causes of the current emergency and take action. Add your voice. Visit the campaign headquarters.

People on the food stamp program feed themselves on an average of $21 a week. How do they stretch their food dollars? How does it affect them--and their children--both nutritionally and behaviorally? 

Listen to May's edition of Breadcast and hear Bread for the World staffer Brian Duss taking the food stamp challenge.

Join hundreds of anti-hunger advocates in Washington, D.C. on June 17 and be part of democracy in action!

Whether this is your first Lobby Day, or you've walked the halls of Congress before, we'll get you ready to make your voice heard. Plan now to attend and speak up for hungry and poor people.Learn more and register.

The United States needs a safety net to protect people in poverty, but it also needs a ladder of opportunity. One is there to catch people when they fall, the other to allow them to reach higher levels.

Asset-building is about making sure there is opportunity for all.