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   How to Help in Haiti 

How to Help in Haiti
We urge you to pray for the people of Haiti. Many of our partners are working to meet the immediate needs of Haitians affected by the earthquake — find out how to help.

Analysis: Systemic, long-term efforts needed to rebuild Haiti »
In the News: Earthquake raises difficult questions. Rick Steves' op-ed in the USA Today »

   ANALYSIS  |  Race, Hunger, and Poverty

African Americans More Likely to Go Hungry and Suffer from Poverty
A new analysis, “Hunger by the Numbers Among African Americans” shows that hunger and poverty rates are higher among African Americans than the general population.

More than a third of all African-American children live in poverty. Learn more »

   ACT NOW  |  Offering of Letters 

Offering of Letters 2010
In 2010, Bread for the World members will urge Congress to adopt changes to U.S. tax policy that will benefit low-income families.

Food assistance to hungry people is vital, but it is not enough. Learn more »

  APPLY  |  Hunger Justice Leaders

Bread for the World | Hunger Justice Leaders
In a world of plenty, hunger is an outrage. You have a chance to be part of the solution—to change history for hungry people.

Don’t miss this opportunity to change our world, and yours. Join Bread's next class of Hunger Justice Leaders. Find out how »
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 BREADCAST | Poverty is like Swiss Cheese

BreadCast

If tax policy makes your eyes glaze over, help has arrived. Bread policy analyst Rachel Black demystifies the Earned Income Tax Credit -- it’s the largest anti-poverty program in the U.S., and it just happens to be administered through the tax code.

“We have to address the poverty that causes hunger,” Black says. “Tax policies that support families who work are an important way of doing this.”

Keep listening for a legislative update from Bread’s director of government relations, and music from Tiffany Thompson.

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   FIELD FOCUS  |  Success on the Ground

Field Focus | Faith in Action

Learning to Be Good Leaders

Children and youth are among a community’s most valuable assets -- as they thrive, so do we. As they struggle, so do our communities. Across the United States, marginalized youth need opportunities to change the places they call home.

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