Hunger at Home: Food for our Neighbors

Even in an economic crisis, people of faith are continuing to fight global poverty. Just by doing foreign aid better, we can do more for the poorest of the poor-people who survive on less than $1.25 a day. The world has changed dramatically in the last 50 years, but the way our country delivers aid to the world's poorest nations is still being driven by the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act. Our morning plenary will look at U.S. foreign assistance and how to make it more effective in reducing poverty.

Bread for the World's 2011 Offering of Letters will encourage both parties in Congress and the President to work together to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance. We will also continue to work for the funding needed to tackle hunger, health problems, and child malnutrition in poor countries

Also see schedule and speakers pages for more details about the breakout sessions, and look for workshop updates from time to time.

• Resources for Local Food Pantries ­- Rev. James Anderman
  This workshop will cover the ins and outs of how to start a Pantry and the kinds of thing that need to be anticipated.
  [11:00 AM]

• The Face of Hunger in the Lehigh Valley ­- Elisa Zaehringer
  [1:00 PM]

• Community Gardens in the Lehigh Valley ­- Emelie Swackhamer
  [11:00 AM]

• Hunger Report 2011 - Our Common Interest: Ending Hunger and Malnutrition ­- Sheila Clever
  [1:00 PM]

• Congressional Dynamics in the 112th Congress ­- Larry Hollar
  [11:00 AM]

• Foreign Assistance - What Works and Why ­- Larry Hollar
  [1:00 PM]

• "How-To" workshop: Public Policy Advocacy 101 ­- Elisa Zaehringer
  [11:00 AM]
  • Offering of Letters
  • Working with Media
  • Letter-Writing Basics ...