http://www.bread.org Bread for the World Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.bread.org-508051965 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/march-2014/ Now that President Barack Obama has submitted his proposed FY 2015 budget, it is worth reviewing the annual budget process – and why it is such a crucial part of Bread’s advocacy work. This article has two web-only bonuses not included in the print edition: a timeline of the budget process and a list of what’s in the “basket” of poverty-focused development assistance (PFDA). No publication date available www.bread.org-531947673 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/june-2014/ The U.S. government has been making significant progress on the nutrition front in the fight against hunger in the last few months. Bread has been involved in these positive developments. No publication date available www.bread.org-636365495 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/may-2015/ The momentum toward ending global hunger and poverty accelerated recently as a major international development institution committed itself to this goal. More than 30 leaders of faith-based organizations, including Bread for the World, are partnering with the World Bank in a renewed commitment to ending extreme poverty by 2030. This work builds on progress that has already been made against poverty. Since 1990, the number of people living in extreme poverty (on $1.25 a day) has been halved to less than one billion. No publication date available www.bread.org-538333578 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/july-2014/ Bread for the World is gearing up to test its elections strategy for the mid-term congressional elections in November 2014. Bread’s strategy will be tested in the 10th District of Virginia, one of the prime battlegrounds in this year’s campaign. "Voting is a sacred obligation,” said Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World. “Giving time and money to candidates who have demonstrated their commitment to reducing mass hunger and poverty is an integral part of good stewardship." No publication date available www.bread.org-491748817 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/january-2014/ The devastation wrought by major international disasters in recent years, such as last year’s typhoon in the Philippines, 2010’s massive earthquake in Haiti, and the ongoing crisis in Syria, shows how valuable U.S. food aid is in addressing humanitarian emergencies around the world. These crises also show that, despite the successes of U.S. food aid, reforms are needed to the programs that provide it. Reforming U.S. food aid is the focus of Bread for the World’s 2014 Offering of Letters. No publication date available www.bread.org-562019957 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/october-2014/ In September, the U.S. government released figures for both hunger and poverty for the nation. Annual figures look at the previous year, and statistics showed that for 2013, there was a slight decrease in both hunger and poverty. However, Bread believes that too many Americans are still living in these conditions. No publication date available www.bread.org-642666524 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/june-2015/ Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., hosted the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty May 11 to 13. It was yet another way that the national conversation on poverty in the U.S. is gaining momentum and involving the highest echelons of power. President Barack Obama took part in the summit as a panelist on May 12. The event also demonstrates the increasing influence of the nation’s faith community in raising the issues of poverty and hunger and pushing federal decision makers to discuss them. No publication date available www.bread.org-546362458 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/august-2014/ Early this year, Congress finally agreed on a budget/appropriations package and passed the long-debated farm bill. Both of these major pieces of legislation included cuts to anti-poverty programs, but total cuts to federal anti-poverty programs since 2011 have come to less than three percent of what the House of Representatives has been seeking. Funding for poverty-focused international development assistance has actually increased over the last several years. No publication date available www.bread.org-615875982 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/february-2015/ Jeb, Hillary, Marco, Rand, and others: Bread for the World wants to know: As a presidential candidate, what would be your plan to end hunger? Bread is a member of the Circle of Protection, a coalition composed of more than 65 heads of denominations, relief and development agencies, and other Christian organizations. A group of 100 Christian leaders from the member institutions of the Circle of Protection, including Rev. David Beckmann, Bread’s president, is challenging the candidates who enter the race for president to appear on camera in a video stating how they propose to provide help and opportunity to hungry and poor people in the United States and abroad. No publication date available www.bread.org-500585443 http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/resources/newsletter/february-2014/ As we set out on another year of advocacy, here is an overview of what you, our members, can expect in our work together. It will be a busy year of several campaigns and issue themes—some familiar, some new—running at various times and sometimes simultaneously. No publication date available