Following Up on Your 2017 Offering of Letters

Letter writers at St. Timothy Lutheran Church

Are you looking for a way to follow up on the Offering of Letters you held in the spring and summer? (More than a dozen congregations in Albuquerque participated in this year's letter-writing campaign, plus local activists held in-district meetings with aides to Rep. Michelle Lujan-Grisham and Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall).

Bread for the World recommends this action as Congress returns from its summer recess: Call (800-826-3688) or email Rep.Lujan Grisham and Sen. Udall and Sen Heinrich today. Urge Congress to oppose budget cuts to critical programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), refundable tax credits, and school meals.

Our calls are also intended to preserve the recent progress our country has made in fighting hunger and poverty. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Census Bureau just released data indicating that hunger and poverty are on the decline!

"Our work is far from finished. Critical programs that help end hunger — such as the National School Lunch Program; the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and refundable tax credits — are vital tools for reducing food-insecurity in the U.S.," said Bread for the World "If these programs are cut in the federal budget, the progress we've made could be undone."

The fate of many of these programs will be determined by the next Farm Bill. Many legislators around the country, including Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, held hearing sessions on this important legislation over the congressional summer recess.

Participate in Bread's Webinar
So what does all of this mean for Bread for the World's work to end hunger by 2030? Find out by participating in Bread for the World's Grassroots Webinar and Conference Call, Tuesday, September 19 at 4:00 p.m. EST, 2:00 p.m. MST. Register here  Bread regional organizers will share highlights from in-district visits discuss how we can continue our faithful advocacy throughout the year. You can submit questions ahead of time to Tyion Miller (tmiller@bread.org).