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Hunger is solvable. Help deliver that message - call, write and email newspapers and radio and television stations to let them know that this issue is important to you. It is also crucial to let your political leaders know that you want them to do something about ending hunger. Call, email and visit your local, state and national political leaders!
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
- America's Second Harvest
America's Second Harvest seeks to create a hunger-free America. The organization distributes food and grocery products, works to increases public awareness of domestic hunger, and advocates for policies that benefit America's hungry. Visit America's Second Harvest's Hunger Action Center website to contact federal and state elected officials about legislation that will help hungry Americans.
America's Second Harvest > Give Help > Advocate
www.hungeractioncenter.org/index.aspx
- Bread for the World
A Christian citizens' movement founded in 1974, Bread for the World lobbies the US Congress and the US administration to bring about public policy changes that address the root causes of hunger and poverty in the United States and overseas. Visit the Action page of Bread for the World to encourage your senators and representatives to co-sponsor Millennium Development Goals Legislation and the Hunger-Free Communities Act.
Bread for the World > Write to Congress
www.capwiz.com/bread/home
- Bread for the World
Visit Bread for the World's website to locate and contact local and national media and urge them to report on the issues of hunger and poverty in the United States and overseas.
Bread for the World > Write to Congress > Media Guide
www.capwiz.com/bread/dbq/media
- CARE USA
CARE works with poor communities in more than 70 countries around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty. CARE believes that every person can make a difference and proposes a variety of ways to take action. Visit CARE's website and get involved today!
CARE > Get Involved > Advocate with CARE
www.careusa.org/getinvolved
- DATA
Founded in 2002 by Bono, the lead singer of U2, along with Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign, DATA aims to raise awareness about, and spark response to the crises swamping Africa: debt, AIDS, and unfair trade rules which keep Africans poor. DATA does not see this effort as charity, but as a campaign for equality and justice. Visit DATA's Action Center to call your political leaders, sign the ONE petition against poverty, and then tell your friends. DATA's Advocacy Toolkit is an instructive resource to organize successful action.
DATA > Your Action Center
www.data.org/action
- InterAction
InterAction advocates for international relief and development programs such as improving the effectiveness of US assistance, increasing the international assistance budget, and shaping the Millennium Challenge Account. Join InterAction's Humanitarian Action Network to receive e-mails to get informed about the issues and the actions you can take to help.
Interaction > Policy and Legislative Advocacy
www.interaction.org/advocacy/?url=advocacy
- The ONE Campaign
The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty. The ONE Campaign believes that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food, would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation of the poorest countries. Get active with the ONE campaign action by hosting an event, volunteering to staff a ONE information table or just find out what is happening in your community. Check out your regional page, and get plugged into the campaign.
One > Take Action
www.one.org/ActionLocal.aspx
- RESULTS
RESULTS is a non-profit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. Visit the RESULTS website and learn how to exercise your personal and political power by lobbying elected officials for effective solutions and key policies that affect hunger and poverty.
RESULTS > Take Action Now
www.capwiz.com/results/home/?navitemid=94&linkid=1171
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