Bread for the World BY: HOLLIS DAMERON

Hunger Persists Globally  US Hunger ◦Plagues 14.5% ◦Goal: End hunger in the US by 2015  Global Hunger ◦842 million people ◦2.6 million children die per year ◦Goal: halve the percentage of people in hunger by 2015

Immigrants Susceptible to Hunger  Poverty and hunger drives immigration.  “Welcoming the stranger” ◦Increase immigrants earnings ◦National economic growth ◦Reduces national debt ◦Creates jobs

History - Reverend Arthur Simon, Catholics and Protestant church members members by Today- present in all US congressional districts - “Feed a man a fish and he eats for a day— teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime”

Working to Build Political Commitment  Letters/ s  Meetings  Engaging churches  Annual nationwide Offering of Letters to Congress

Why Work to Change Policies?  To decrease the prevalence of hunger in the World, poverty prevalence must first be reduced through: -Good Jobs -Work Support Programs -Child Nutrition Programs

Making Progress DOMESTIC Seeds of Change - Sequestration INTERNATIONAL - US foreign assistance - Feed the Future - Since 1990, 34% reduction in global hunger

Spending in the Right Place Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses -Total Income - $8,801,347 93% - Programs 5%- Fund Raising 2%- Administrative

Compared to Feeding America  Hunger relief through assistance and advocacy -200 food banks across USA - Child Hunger Programs -Network Programs -Public Assistance Programs -Nutrition Serving 37 million people per year

Finances – Feeding America Budget: $1,554,156,485

A Combination Approach is Best

Sources    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_for_the_World   feedingamerica.org/how-we-fight-hunger/about-us/~/media/Files/financial/annual-report ashx?.pdf  washington-dc-619/financial