Hunger in the News: Climate change, world poverty, and mass incarceration
“Leonardo DiCaprio uses Best Actor Oscar speech to draw attention to climate change,” by Molly Driscoll, The Christian Science Monitor. “"The Revenant” actor Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for Best Actor after having been nominated several times before and DiCaprio used a large amount of his time onstage to draw attention to climate change.”
“Students Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Books and Food,” by Clare Cady, The Chronicle of Higher Education. “’I had a career,’" she told me, her eyes welling with tears. ‘I took care of my kids and myself, and I didn’t need anyone’s help … and now, I’m here,’ she said, referring to Oregon State University’s Human Services Resource Center, a facility for low-income students which I directed until last year. As she spoke, the floodgates opened, and I handed her a box of tissues. She told me she had not eaten and was worried about being evicted. She said she could not get a job to support her family without a degree.”
“Namibia: Climate Change Undermines Poverty Eradication Efforts,” by AllAFrica. “Minister of Economic Planning and Director-General of the National Planning Commission Tom Alweendo says the effects of climate change will make it difficult to end poverty and hunger in the country.”
“Farming, food experts discuss world hunger at summit,” by Alan Burdziak, Columbia Daily Tribune. “People around the world go to bed hungry every day, and another 2 billion to 3 billion humans are expected to be on earth by 2050. Feeding them all will not be an easy task.”
“America has locked up so many black people it has warped our sense of reality,” by Jeff Guo, The Washington Post. “For as long as the government has kept track, the economic statistics have shown a troubling racial gap. Black people are twice as likely as white people to be out of work and looking for a job. This fact was as true in 1954 as it is today.”
“To reduce hunger in Africa, work with poor farmers – not against them,” by Neil Dawson, The Guardian. “In the 1960s and 1970s, a “green revolution” of agricultural modernisation swept through many Asian countries, helping farmers and transforming economies as it went.”
Tools
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For Education
Building Back Better with a 1,000-Days Infrastructure Package
Aligning policies that impact the first 1,000 days of a child's life will create better outcomes for all children.
Climate, Racial Equity, and Hunger Series: Latino/a Communities
Climate Change Worsens Hunger in Latino/a Communities
Climate, Racial Equity, and Hunger Series: Indigenous Communities
Climate change threatens the traditions and lifestyles of Indigenous people.
For Faith
Finding Hope, Ending Hunger on Both Sides of the Border: A Bilingual Latino Devotional
Devotional writers challenge us to feel the Spirit of God within us and to hear God’s urgent call to demand justice so all can put food on the table.The Bible on Health as a Hunger Issue
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in faith.” These words from Colossians 2:6 remind us of the faith that is active in love for our neighbors.
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Faith Leaders' Unity Declaration on Racism and Poverty
A diverse body of Christian leaders calls on the churches and Congress to focus on the integral connection.
For Advocacy
Fact Sheet: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to respond to changes in need, making it well suited to respond to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact Sheet: Why We Need $200 Million for Global Nutrition Programs
Bread for the World and its partners are asking Congress to provide $200 million for global nutrition.
Fact Sheet: Hunger by the Numbers
In 2017, 11.8 percent of households in the U.S.—40 million people—were food-insecure, meaning that they were unsure at some point during the year about how they would provide for their next meal.