Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025 – Bread for the World released the following statement regarding the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.
The statement can be attributed to Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread.
“Bread mourns the passing of former president, noted humanitarian, global health advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. Guided by his deep Christian faith, President Carter impacted the lives of tens of millions of people in the United States and globally. In 1982, President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, established The Carter Center, an internationally recognized organization based in Atlanta that ‘seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.’ In the U.S., President Carter may be best known for his more than 35-year partnership with, and volunteerism for, Habitat for Humanity, in which he and his wife personally helped build or remodel 4,447 homes in 14 countries.
“During President Carter’s time in office, Bread had the opportunity to meet with his administration and encourage their support for policies that make an impactful reduction to hunger and other vulnerabilities. President Carter signed into law several anti-hunger measures Bread and its membership actively advocated for, including the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1978, which funded school food programs and the childcare food program, and substantially expanded the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). He also signed the Agriculture Act of 1980, which authorized the Food Security Wheat Reserve (later renamed the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust), and issued an Executive Order establishing the reserve. The reserve and its iterations have been used by multiple administrations to address global emergency food assistance needs.
“Bread expresses our deepest condolences to the Carter family and all those who have been touched by his extraordinary life.”
Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger
