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ACT NOW \| Senate Cosponsors Needed
	The Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act aims to revitalize USAID and affirms the U.S. committment to global development. S. 1524 is a key building block in Bread's campaign to reform U.S. foreign aid. • Rev. Beckmann's Senate testimony » • Learn about reforming U.S. foreign aid » • Contact your senator »

REFORMING FOREIGN AID \| House Bill
	The Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139), calls on the President to create a national strategy for global development. Pressure from grassroots activists resulted in over 100 representatives cosponsoring the legislation. • Campaign progress report » • Learn about reforming U.S. foreign aid »

One in seven households—49 million Americans—struggle with hunger.

Hunger in the U.S. rose by 3.5 percent between 2007 and 2008—the largest increase since the USDA began publishing the data.

• Learn more about hunger in the U.S. »
• Interactive Data: Household Food Insecurity, 2001-2008 »

World Hunger Initiative
	The UN and State Department are working on a comprehensive and coordinated approach to achieving global food security. Secretary Clinton and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed their commitment to country-led food security strategies at a recent meeting. David Beckmann reports on global efforts to reduce hunger

Ambassador Tony Hall talks about what he saw and heard at a United Nations High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050 in Rome last month.

Dustin Miller of The Harvest Initiative tells us how this innovative non-profit group facilitates economic activity and financial literacy on the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

AND... Music from the Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Planting Roof Gardens in the South Bronx

Plants sprout out of the roof of the St. Joan of Arc Church in the South Bronx. This shallow garden of assorted plants – called a rooftop wellness garden – helps reduce pollution and the energy needed to heat and cool the building.

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• In Guatemala, Building More Than a School »