United States

McDonald’s low wages cost taxpayers $1.2 billion annually

by Hayley Peterson Business Insider October 15, 2013

Earlier we reported on a new study that found half of fast food workers rely on some form of public assistance to supplement their low wages, costing taxpayers roughly $7 billion annually....

Help end hunger on World Food Day

by Tatiana Dwyer United Methodist Women October 13, 2013

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US plans to curb military assistance to Egypt

by Abigail Hauslouhner and Ernesto Londoño Washington Post October 9, 2013

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Protestant and Catholic leaders gathered across the street from the US Capitol Wednesday, October 9, to read Scripture to remind Congress of the importance of being responsive to the needs of poor people, many of who are being hurt by the government shutdown. Photo: Sojourners.

Faithful Filibuster: Christian leaders read Scripture, exhort Congress to care

by Katherine Burgess Religion News Service/Washington Post October 9, 2013

RNS () — Under a cloudy and drizzly sky, across the street from the U.S. Capitol, David Beckmann read passages from the prophet Isaiah....

Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. Photo: Astrid Riecken/Washington Post

Marian Wright Edelman marks 40 years of advocacy at Children’s Defense Fund

by Krissah Thompson Washington Post September 29, 2013

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House approves GOP plan to slash food stamp funding

by Ed O'Keefe and Niraj Chokshi Washington Post September 19, 2013

House Republicans narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food stamp program Thursday that would slash about $39 billion in funding over the next decade, cut aid to about 4 million Americans in the next few years and shift the burden ...

  • World Hunger Education
    Service
    P.O. Box 29015
    Washington, D.C. 20017
  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.