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NCC Poverty Initiative Newsletters. Click here to read.
NCC, Member Communion, and Ecumenical News
- Interfaith Coalition stands of for the most vulnerable in the Faithful Budget Campaign. Click here to see media coverage of the campaign.
- Broad Coalition of Christian Leaders Form Circle of Protection Around Most Vulnerable in Budget Negotiations. Click here for the story.
- Churches stand up to predatory lenders and seek responsible investment. Episcopalians join with ecumenical and interfaith friends calling for ethical behavior and justice in the financial world. Click here to read more.
- More than 2,500 organizations from all 50 states and DC urge Congress and the White House to protect SNAP and Food Stamps. See the press release here and signatories here.
- Each summer, 22.3 million kids are at risk for going hungry when school lunches end. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would like to help your church or non-profit reach those kids with the Summer Food Service Program. Click here for more information.
- People of Faith Gather at the Capitol to Pray for the Most Vulnerable who would be Affected by Budget Cuts. Click here for the story.
- Ecumenical Advocacy Days Prayer Vigil to protect funding for families struggling to overcome poverty. Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC. Monday March 28 12:00-1:00pm. Click here to download the flyer.
- Society of St. Andrew offers Lenten Devotional "We've a Story to Tell," offering opportunities to take seriously reconciliation as well as help feed hungry brothers and sisters. (March 16-April 13, 2011)
- Broome County Council of Churches in Binghamton, NY hosts Lenten series on the root causes of poverty. (March 16-April 13, 2011)
- NCC General Secretary Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon responds to U.S. Census data showing roughly one in seven people live in poverty with an appeal to legislators and candidates.(NCC website, 10/15/10)
- CROP Hunger Walks are a Success Across the U.S. (Church World Service Website)
- UCC-Based Forum at Center of Day-Laborer Dispute in Northern Virginia (UCC Website, 6/16/10)
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Comments on World Refugee Day (ELCA Website, 6/18/10)
- United Methodist Committee on Relief issues appeal for flood survivors (UMC Website, 6/7/10)
- NCC President Peg Chemberlin Calls for Financial Reform (Huffington Post, 5/18/10)
- NCC Calls for Funding of Domestic Human Needs Programs (Advocacy Letter from Inter-religious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs, 5/25/10)
- NCC Calls for Tax Policies That Assist Working Families (Faith Reflection, 4/10)
- NCC Governing Board Calls for Education Reform (Pastoral Letter to Obama Administration, 5/18/10)
Other Articles
As Record Number of Children Slide into Poverty, the GOP Budget Cuts Vital Programs for Low-Income Children (3/7/11) By Tanya Somanader, Think Progress
The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More (5/18/09)
By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post
More than 1 in 5 kids live in poverty (6/8/10)
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
Living wages are key to poverty eradication (6/14/10)
By Joyce Appleby, LA Times
Robert Samuelson's Misguided Portrayal of the New Poverty Measure (6/7/10)
By Michael Laracy, Huffington Post
During Older Americans' Month, Let's Focus on Keeping the Elderly Out of Poverty (5/1/09) By Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, Featured in the Huffington Post
Teacher, my Dad Lost His Job. Do We Have to Move? (1/31/11) By Michael Winerip, New York Times
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