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Join us in 50 Days of Easter to Support the Poverty Initiative. In this season of unbridled joy and sharing, we are raising $10,000 between Easter and Pentecost; that's $200 a day. Contributions will support our ongoing work. Read Rev. Livingston's appeal letter and prayerfully considercontributing to this ministry.
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TAKE ACTION
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, with whom NCC Poverty Initiative Director Rev. Michael Livingston joined in fasting and prayer for six days in February, need less than 100 more signatures to reach their goal for their letter about the plight of mother farm workers to Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. Can you help?
Speak Out for a Faithful Budget . Click here to ask Congress and the President to make the moral and faithful choice to protect the most vulnerable in the budget and deficit debates. Also, find our Faithful Budget Action Toolkit here to find other ways to get involved.
Click here to sign a letter to President Obama calling for him to re-state his commitment to addressing poverty in the U.S.
RESOURCES
 Lead your church in a worship and education journey to better understand poverty with our resource: Eradicating Poverty: The Call of the Church.
Click here to download the Faith Advocates for Jobs congregational toolkit. Learn how your church can form a network of support and learn more about the economic crisis' relationship to unemployment, under-employment, job insecurity, and poor labor standards.
EVENTS
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hosts "Together We Can" Webinar Series. How can we use partnerships between the government, non-profit, and faith communities to build up local food systems, nutrition education, and summer meal access for kids? Click here to learn about webinars hosted by the USDA that will be held May 16 and 30, June 20, July 25, August 29, September 26, and October 31.
Conference: Children's Defense Fund. July 22-25 in Cincinnatti, OH. Click here.
Save the Date: Fighting Poverty with Faith Mobilization. November 8-18, 2012. Theme: Affordable Housing. Email info@nccendpoverty.org to get involved.
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