PC(USA) - Presbyterian Hunger Program


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	The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) provides grants to programs addressing hunger — Read below about our ongoing work.

	The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) provides grants to programs addressing hunger and its causes in the United States and around the world in five program areas as described in the Common Affirmation on Global Hunger. To achieve our mission PHP also implements special educational, mission and action programs and campaigns. The One Great Hour of Sharing offering allows PHP to give grants in our five program areas: Direct Food Relief Development Assistance Influencing Public Policy Life-style Integrity Education and Interpretation Download a list of 2005 International grants and National grants organized by Synods.


	1. Direct Relief. More than 460 million people in the world suffer from severe protein-energy malnutrition. While malnutrition and starvation affect more people in developing countries, hunger also stalks the poor in the United States. As Christians we demonstrate our love for sisters and brothers by supporting programs which ensure that food is available to those in need while also working on longer-term solutions. PHP Grants support food pantries and soup kitchens, communal feeding programs and homeless feeding programs. Program Examples Nebraska Lincoln Interfaith Council, Emergency Food Pantries System, Lincoln Food Support and coordination for 12 congregation-based food pantries. Maryland FoodLink, Inc., Wholesale Produce Reclamation, Annapolis Produce Reclamation project providing fruits and vegetables to food distribution programs. New Jersey Friends of Jean Webster, Inc., Jean Webster's Kitchen, Brigantine Hot meal program for homeless and low-income Atlantic City residents. Colorado Action Against Hunger and Malnutrition, Emergency Food Assistance, Alamosa Food distribution program for migrant farmworkers and other low-income residents. National The Presbyterian Network to End Homelessness 2. Development Assistance. Acknowledging that we have much to learn from sisters and brothers, PHP encourages and supports land ownership by the poor, appropriate agricultural technology, rural community development, cooperative economic development, effective soil conservation, water resource development, equitable food distribution, community organizing, and nutrition education. PHP grants support food cooperatives, job training, agricultural development, micro enterprise and micro credit, community organizing, nutrition education and water projects. Program Examples Eritrea Water and Soil Conservation Program, Eritrean Relief and Refugee Commission Construction of small earth dams to retain water, reforestation and terracing activities. Bolivia Vegetable Production Under Cover with the Participation of Women in Agriculture, Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en Bolivia Construction of family greenhouses for vegetable production in the community of Humanata. Bangladesh Sustainable Development Programme for Women and Children, Palli Mongal Karmosuchi - Meaning Rural Welfare Programme Creation of tree nurseries and reforestation program as income-generating activity for women. Puerto Rico Producir, Inc., Reducing Welfare Dependency, Canovanas Business Incubator for hydroponic farmers and low-income merchants in poor mountain community. Alabama First Light: Mission Center of First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham Job training project in a center providing shelter, food, hospitality, and nurture for homeless women and children. 3. Influencing Public Policy. PHP recognizes that Presbyterians must stand for justice in those arenas where the voices of the poor are not heard. It supports organizations and coalitions which advocate for public policies that provide food for poor and hungry people and empower their self-development. PHP grants and partnerships support advocacy for child nutrition programs, welfare reform that provides real opportunity, foreign aid directed toward the needs of the poor, sustainable agricultural practices and the survival of family farms, trade policies which protect the most vulnerable and debt relief for the poorest nations. Program Examples Missouri Missourians for Tax Justice, St. Louis Successful campaign to repeal state sales tax on groceries. Pennsylvania Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Job Creation in Light of Welfare Reform, Philadelphia Advocacy for a program of public service employment for those leaving welfare. National Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Targeted Hunger Outreach Program, Toledo, Ohio National organization with local chapters working to reduce childhood hunger by helping parents receive support payments. Global Bread for the World, Washington, D.C. National Christian citizens' lobby whose 44,000 members lift up the needs of hungry people to the U.S. Congress and adminstration and International Monetary Organizations. 4. Lifestyle Integrity. How we live our individual and family lives is a very personal matter, but it also has global implications. In this world where some go hungry because other consume too much, PHP encourages families, church groups, and institutions to evaluate their own needs and develop new ways of being more caring and sharing of the world's resources in obedience to the Gospel. PHP provides resources for simpler lifestyles, simpler observance of Christmas, spiritual development and sharing resources. Program Examples Arizona WHEAT: World Hunger Education Arizona Taskforce, Equipping, Enabling, Empowering the Faith Community Around Hunger Issues, Phoenix Training and empowering people of faith to be involved in anti-hunger activities. Virginia Society of St. Andrew, Harvest of Hope, Big Island Hunger and lifestyle education through gleaning retreats. National Alternatives for Simple Living, Sioux City, Iowa Educational resources for simpler lifestyles and more responsible celebrations, including production of the Christmas resource "Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?" 5. Education and Interpretation. Learning about hunger and our response to it begins with the Bible. The Old Testament abounds with stories, prophecies, and psalms about God's concern for justice for those who are oppressed and about God's desire that God's people will be instruments of that justice. Likewise, the life and teachings of Jesus in the New Testament affirm his special love and ministry for the poor, the hungry and the downtrodden. As his disciples we are called to follow him in this love and ministry. PHP provides resources for studying these scriptures, educates the church about hunger-related issues, and shares stories from programs supported by PHP grants. Through these efforts, it nurtures the connections between Presbyterians and God's people around the world. PHP provides funding and staff support for a national network of Hunger Action Enablers, the development of Bible study resources, educational resources for congregations, programs educating the public on the reality of hunger and education and action resources for youth. Program Examples California California Council of Churches, Food and Family Advocacy Project, Sacramento Education Resources for churches on the linkages between poverty, hunger, and public policies. Global Office of Global Education and Advocacy, Church World Service Resources on global hunger and development issues. National "Hunger Has A Cure and We're Part of It" PHP produced multimedia CD-ROM resource for youth. National PHP Hunger Ministry Help Line A volunteer-staffed toll-free support line for Presbyterians involved in hunger ministries. For access to information, resources, and funding sources, phone 1-888-PHP-FOOD (888-747-3663).


	Special PHP Programs: Enough for Everyone is a partnering program that provides concrete ways for congregations to manifest their concern for global economic justice and live out our faith in Jesus Christ with integrity. The four projects of Enough For Everyone seek to address fair trade, sweatshops, debt and credit, and energy efficiency. Joining Hands is a program that builds bridges of solidarity between coalitions of churches in the USA and networks of overseas churches, grassroots groups, and Non Governmental Organizations. The focus of this program is to address the inequities and suffering resulting from the spread of globalization around the world, through community education, advocacy, alternative economic activities, lifestyle changes and spiritual groundin-g. It aims at restoring the wholeness of God's creation and the healing of the human family across faiths, races and cultures through prayer, mutual visits, humble accompaniment, repentance and mutual transformation. Just Trade, a partnership with PC(USA) offices, programs and congregations, helps us understand globalization and broaden this understanding in our congregations and in the wider church and society. Resources and avenues for action are offered to help Presbyterians promote fair trade and advocate for justice in international trade agreements. The Food & Faith Initiative brings awareness about the need to build food systems that are socially just and sustain the integrity of God's creation. The Campaign for Fair Food works in partnership with FL farmworkers, who were victorious in the boycott of Taco Bell, to establish socially responsible purchasing by large corporate buyers and human rights for farmworkers in corporate supply chains. For thirty-seven years, the PHP has provided a channel through which Presbyterians can be engaged in the fight against hunger worldwide. The work of the PHP is guided by the General Assembly adopted Common Affirmation on Global Hunger.


	PHP Information Packet Packet of information interpreting the work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Order online now or by phone through Presbyterian Distribution Service at (800) 524-2612, referencing PDS #7436002315.

	PHP Information Packet FREE PDS #7436002315


	More about the Presbyterian Hunger Program The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP), a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), works to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes, responding with compassion and justice to poor and hungry people in local communities in the United States and internationally. Through giving to the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering and year-round support of the Hunger Fund, Presbyterians provide the PHP with approximately four million dollars a year to support ministries of direct food relief, development assistance, public policy advocacy, education, and lifestyle integrity. The PHP seeks to fulfill its mission through strategic grantmaking, print and web educational and worship materials, and participatory programs that allow us to recognize and love especially the most vulnerable of our neighbors next door and across the planet. For thirty-six years, the PHP has provided a channel through which Presbyterians can be engaged in the fight against hunger worldwide. The work of the PHP is guided by the General Assembly adopted Common Affirmation on Global Hunger.


	PHP Grants to the Gulf Region $20,000 grant for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives to assist rural communities and farmers in the Gulf region implement self-help strategies that lead to community sustainability. $10,000 grant given to ACORN, which had been headquartered in New Orleans, to meet immediate needs of low-income survivors, such as housing, income, healthcare, and for community organizing to ensure survivors have a voice in the rebuilding and recovery process. [Read more about ACORN's Katrina Relief efforts] $10,000 grant from PHP and CBCO for the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), a network of congregation-based community organizing groups, to provide immediate assistance, help survivors transition back to a dignified life and work toward long-term recovery that benefits poor people and communities. [Read more]


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PHP Grants to the Gulf Region