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Bread for the world


Join us in writing letters to members of Congress.
​Our actions are advocacy to end hunger!
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“Speak out for the rights of all who are destitute. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)
Over the years, these letters and emails from congregations and community groups have helped inspire our leaders in Washington, D.C., to pass legislative victories that reduce hunger in the U.S. and around the world.

God calls us to advocate for an end to hunger and poverty.

As Christians, we are called to seek justice, care for those experiencing hunger and poverty, and embrace our Creator’s vision of hope, love, and peace. We are called to embody it in public as we commit to live in solidarity with those who are made vulnerable by the inequities that drive hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world.

Today we are asking you to submit a letter to our senators and representatives.
​It's simple:
  1. Click the buttons for each of our representatives.
  2. Fill out your contact information.
  3. Cut and paste the sample letter into the form.
Sample Letter
Feel free to use this letter as an example. Add your own personal thoughts, reflections and stories to personalize it. Please submit your letters by April 30, 2021.
​Hunger is reaching historic levels. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate communities across the United States with a disproportionate impact on Black, Latino, and Native American families, and immigrants, and worsening the effects of hunger and poverty around the globe.
The pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in our safety net and food systems from farm to fork. And child hunger in both the U.S. and abroad has skyrocketed. Specifically, Congress should:
  • Make the expansion of the child tax credit in the American Rescue Plan permanent and available to all children regardless of immigration status. The CTC expansion will lift millions of children out of poverty, as well as help reduce hunger and narrow the racial wealth gap exacerbated by unemployment amid COVID-19. 
  • Increase U.S. leadership and funding for global nutrition programs without which an entire generation may be denied of their God-given right to flourish.
Now more than ever, my faith calls me to stand alongside impacted people in my community and around the world. Let us work together to ensure U.S. policies help people move out of poverty and feed their families in the U.S. and around the world.
Click for Senator Grassley
Click for Senator Ernst
Click for Rep. Axne

Click the buttons below for fact sheets about these topics:
Food systems
SNAP
Child tax credits
Global Hunger
Tips for Your Letter
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
517 SW Des Moines St.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-964-4348
Office hours: M-Th 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Worship Schedule:
Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 am
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm 
Livestream on Sundays at 10:00 am on YouTube

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