Home·Take Action ·Involve Your Faith LEARN ABOUT HUNGER ENCOURAGE ACTION INVOLVE YOUR FAITH ACTIVATE YOUR CAMPUS KIDS CAN HELP TOO! VOLUNTEER SPEND WISELY CHARITABLE GIVING GO THERE! Many are called by their faith to help the poor and hungry. Consider organizing your congregation to educate its members about hunger, start a food cupboard or adopt an impoverished community. IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: American Jewish World Service AJWS is an independent not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world community regardless of race, religion or nationality. Sign up to receive the AJWS Congregational Bulletin, a publication that explores global concerns through a Jewish lens, and provides ideas for presenting these issues in your congregation or community. American Jewish World Service > About Us > National Outreach > Congregational Bulletin www.ajws.org/index.cfm?section_id=2&sub_section_id=2&page_id=183 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. You can enhance the life of your church -and make a big difference for hungry people- by getting your church involved with Bread for the World. Become a "Covenant Church" and help strengthen your church's hunger ministry. Bread for the World > How to Help > Involve Your Church www.bread.org/howtohelp/church/index.html Bread for the World Teach about hunger in Sunday School. Bread for the World > How to Help > Involve Your Church > Sunday School shop.store.yahoo.com/breadfortheworld/makhunhistea1.html 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. Engage your church, synagogue or mosque in the fight against extreme poverty and AIDS. DATA > Why Me? > Your Faith www.data.org/whyme/yourfaith Food for the Hungry In 47 countries, Food for the Hungry helps some of the world's most disadvantaged people through child development programs, agriculture and clean-water projects, health and nutrition programs, education, micro-enterprise loans and emergency relief. Encourage your church to adopt an impoverished third world community. Food for the Hungry > Church Ministry www.fh.org/main_churches Hunger No More Sponsored by a wide range of religious bodies and other organizations, Hunger No More provides educational religious resources on hunger for religious congregations. The website includes children's activities, stories, quotations and discussion starters, web resources for children and adults, as well as the "Hunger No More" kit, including a six session leader's guide for adults and youth, handouts for each unit and a poster. Order educational materials for your congregation. Hunger No More www.hungernomore.org Lutheran World Relief Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. Lutheran World Relief seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their faith into action. Start a LWR Parish Project. Lutheran World Relief > Be Involved > Overview www.lwr.org/parish/index.asp MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Founded in 1985, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national, non-profit agency that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds. Join the tens of thousands of American Jews, and hundreds of synagogues across the United States, in the fight against hunger. www.mazon.org World Concern World Concern is a Christian humanitarian organization that provides emergency relief and community development in some of the most neglected areas of the world. Become a member World Concern's prayer network, bringing life, opportunity and hope to poor and hungry people. World Concern > Prayer Network www.worldconcern.org/html/PrayerNetwork.htm World Vision World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. Join World Visions "Love of Loaf" program to educate congregations about hunger and provide life-changing aid to hungry children. World Vision > Get Involved > Love Loaf www.worldvision.org/worldvision/wvususfo.nsf/stable/loveloaf_home? OpenDocument&lid=loveloaf&lpos=leftnav Home  |  About the Film  |  Hunger in Depth  |  Take Action  |  Press Kit  |  Buy the Film  |  Our Sister Site  |  Site Map  |  Contact © 2005 KCTS Television. All rights reserved.