ELCA Pastor Tackles Minimum Wage
It is no secret that many workers in the fast food industry are not paid enough to support themselves and their families. A recent report found that 52% of front-line fast-food workers receive some form of public assistance, nearly twice...
Playing the “Hunger Game” in the United States: When the odds are NOT in your favor
This weekend the “beginning of the end” of one of the most popular book and blockbuster film series of the decade hits the big screen. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will no doubt lure fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling...
Welcome to the team, Kelly Winters!
November 18, 2014 My name is Kelly Winters, and I am excited to join the ELCA World Hunger team as the Assistant for Constituent Engagement! My role involves responding to inquiries and communication from our wonderful constituents, and I look...
Homelessness: A “Both, And” Issue
Gina Tonn November 17, 2014 This week is national “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.” The recent arrests of several activists in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over public outdoor meals served to people experiencing homelessness has brought homelessness to the fore of...
AGAPE* campaign supports ELCA World Hunger
Gina Tonn We all know music feeds the soul, but music can also help feed the hungry. Last year, musician and songwriter Jonathan Rundman donated a portion of the proceeds from his PledgeMusic campaign to ELCA World Hunger. This...
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church supports ELCA Good Gifts with “Backpack Buddies”
Gina Tonn Special thanks to Kris Schultz of Gloria Dei for sharing the story of Backpack Buddies. Over the summer Gloria Dei Lutheran Church posed a simple yet exciting challenge to its congregation: Read Books, Help Children. The Downers Grove, Illinois,...
Treasure Mapping – From Charity to Justice with the CICBA Program
Kathee Forrest At a recent congregational meeting of MacArthur Park Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas, a corny skit about a treasure hunt triggered memories of all the “treasures” we’ve discovered through our work this past year with the Southwestern...
Advocacy, Accompaniment, and HIV/AIDS in Colombia
Ryan P. Cumming As many as 140,000 people in Colombia are living with HIV/AIDS, according to the United Nations. The challenges they face are significant. Because of the disease’s association with sexuality, many people who are HIV-positive face prejudice, fear...
An introduction: Gina Tonn, Lutheran Volunteer Corps
Gina Tonn Gina Tonn September 17, 2014 Greetings, ELCA World Hunger blog readers! My name is Gina Tonn, and I am happy to introduce myself as the newest member of the dynamic ELCA World Hunger team in Chicago! I will...
241 miles. 7 days. This is the Hunger Ride
Guest blog author: Matt Bishop 241 miles. 7 days. A couple of bicycles. This is The Hunger Ride: Feeding People, Feeding Souls. Many of us will never know what it means to be chronically hungry. And yet too many of...