More stomachs are growling in area Reports say hunger rising as nation's economy sags Nov 27, 2008
--The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bread for the World, the Virginia Department of Social Services and the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. need help. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
UC Merced student immersed in D.C. politics Nov 24, 2008
Alizul Rosado is at Bread for the World, where the senior political science major is researching foreign aid and child nutrition. Maggie Stockel is working in the archives of the Freer and Sackler galleries, part of the larger Smithsonian Institution. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
HOLIDAY BAZAARS Oct 3, 2008
Homemade bread sales benefit Bread for the World hunger campaign. Tables for vendors are $25. (Anchorage Daily News)
Read more... Aug 30, 2008
According to Asma Lateef, director of Bread for the World Institute, this data gives a more accurate picture of how widespread poverty is and reflects improved ways of measuring the cost of living in developing countries and a larger set of household surveys in more countries ... The World Bank report echoes earlier findings of Bread for the World Institute on the state of domestic poverty, and reinforces the argument of those who describe the way we measure poverty in the U.S. as outdated and... (PNN Online)
Letters to the Editor Jul 24, 2008
Board member, Bread for the World. The Monitor welcomes your letters and opinion articles. (Christian Science Monitor)
Aid groups mull leaving Somalia Jul 15, 2008
He was the deputy director of a local aid group affiliated to the German organization "Bread for the World.". "Two men shot him three times in the head and the ribs," a witness said. (BBC News)
Aid workers being shot, killed in Somalia Jul 14, 2008
He was the deputy director of the group Daryeel Bulasho Guud (DBG), funded by a German company and affiliated with the group Bread for the World. Qeyre was shot in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Friday night in what appeared to be a targeted attack, the reports said. (CNN -- International)
Bread for the World Urges G8 Nations to Mobilize Greater Response to World Hunger Crisis Jul 4, 2008
WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the G8 Summit set to begin in Japan on July 7, Bread for the World today urged the leaders of the world's wealthiest and most powerful countries to scale up their response to the global hunger crisis ... Bread for the World applauds the objectives the President outlined in his statement yesterday, including ramping up shipments of food, fertilizers and seeds to countries in need, and sharing advanced agricultural technologies to help the world's... (PR Newswire)
As famine looms in Ethiopia, only the neediest get food aid Jun 27, 2008
"People don't know yet how widespread and severe the world hunger crisis is," says David Beckmann, president of Washington D.C.-based Bread for the World. "The gruesome things now happening in Ethiopia may be the first example of a country that's being pushed into a humanitarian crisis partly because of bad weather, but partly because of the high price of food and the high price of fuel.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Global warming heats cost of food worldwide Jun 26, 2008
Financially we could increase our contributions to those organizations that care for those in need, such as, Oxfam, Bread for the World, UNICEF (United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund), UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), and Doctors without Borders. While thinking globally, we must not forget our local Reading Food Pantry and other local food providers such as Lazarus House in Lawrence, Mass. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Group Launches Initiative to Modernize U.S. Foreign Assistance Jun 5, 2008
Chuck Hagel, member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Steve Radelet, Center for Global Development and co-chair, MFAN Gayle Smith, Center for American Progress and co-chair, MFAN and MFAN members: David Beckmann, Bread for the World Ray Offenheiser, Oxfam America George Ingram, Academy for Educational Development Lael Brainard, Brookings Institution WHAT: Bringing U.S. Foreign Assistance to the 21st Century WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Room 2172, Rayburn House... (PR Newswire)
Joe Orso: Hunger locally, hunger globally May 25, 2008
While she sees her work like that of the first woman s by the river, Kruse is also a member of Bread for the World, an organization she compared to the woman walking upstream. Bread for the World, a Christian organization, advocates for the hungry and works to change government policy so the world gets fed ... Tammy Walhof, senior regional organizer for Bread for the World in the upper Midwest, discussed the escalating crisis that has caused riots worldwide as the price of food, along with fuel,... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Free tax program helping locally Tax clinics helped more than 100 residents this year and hope to help more next year May 12, 2008
Nationally, about 1 percent of people who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit show up for free tax help, said Todd Post, an editor for Christian advocacy group Bread for the World. "The EITC is so valuable to families on a low income, that any way we can make it possible for families to get more out of it really helps people who are already barely making enough to get by," Post said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Bread for the World Gives Mixed Reviews to Farm Bill Agreement May 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bread for the World gave mixed reviews to the farm bill agreement as outlined today by congressional negotiators ... "At this time of growing hunger and poverty in our country, we celebrate the increases in funding for nutrition programs for hungry people in the United States. But Congress missed an opportunity for substantive reform in the commodity programs," said David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World ... " The camel's nose is in the tent... (PR Newswire)
National Science Foundation May 5, 2008
Joireman also is on the national board of Bread for the World ... Bread for the World is a faith-based bipartisan lobbying group on hunger issues. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Bread for the World Urges Faster Approval of Food Aid May 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World, warned today that by the time Congress releases the $770 million in additional food aid announced by President Bush late yesterday, many more will be added to the 100 million people suffering from the current hunger crisis ... Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad ... SOURCE Bread for the World. (PR Newswire)
Bread for the World Celebrates Nutrition Gains in Farm Bill May 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bread for the World today welcomed the agreement reached this morning by congressional negotiators over the $10 ... "They can claim a sizeable victory with this agreement in the nutrition title," said Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World ... "This program not only helps feed hungry kids; it encourages them to be in school and provides the nutrition they need to grow and learn. What could be more important?" Bread for the World is a... (PR Newswire)
Agreed upon, for now May 2, 2008
Rev. David Beckmann of the nutrition group Bread for the World characterized the deal as a half victory. more help for hungry people, but no significant reform yet in the subsidy programs. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
More of this story Apr 23, 2008
Cathy Brechtelsbauer, volunteer for Bread for the World, spoke about inconsistencies in taxes for the rich and the low income-did you know that we do not pay tax on food for hospitals but we do on nursing homes. Did you know that we do not pay taxes on food for ostriches but we do for baby food. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
DANIEL IMHOFF: Farm bill: We'll reap what we sow Apr 17, 2008
An array of nonprofit organizations, including Oxfam, Bread for the World and the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, pushed for a bill that would emphasize farming livelihoods, more effective environmental protection and better nutrition. Prices on nearly all commodities, except cotton, have been soaring. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Bread for the World Applauds President Bush's 'First Step' In Combating Soaring World Food Prices Apr 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bread for the World President David Beckmann expressed his support and appreciation for President Bush's decision to release $200 million in emergency food aid from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, a food reserve set aside and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to respond to unexpected food crises in developing countries. Bread for the World was instrumental in the expansion and restructuring of the trust as part of the... (PR Newswire)
Mexican farmer honored for saving agriculture Apr 14, 2008
International support for CEDICAM comes from such U.S. charities as Bread for the World, Maryknoll Lay Missionaries and Mexico's National Forestry Commission in Oaxaca. Up the road from the pine nursery, farmer Canuto Cruz, 60, stood over a new contour ditch that is helping his small bean and corn crop to flourish. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bread for the World seeks to end hunger Apr 7, 2008
The good news, according to Bread for the World, is that hundreds of the world's poorest countries are making great strides toward eliminating extreme poverty and hunger - it's the first time since 1981 that the number of people living on less than 1 a day is less than one billion people. "This is really, really good news," Bread for the World staffer Tamela Walhof told a dozen community members gathered at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Sunday ... Walhof said Bread for the World, which is a... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
3 meals, $3 a day Apr 4, 2008
There were a lot of I'm hungry' and I wish I could eat that' comments, said DeAvilla, president of the NIU Chapter of Bread for the World, which co-sponsored the challenge with the Student Dietetic Association. I mean, you could go to the vending machine and get a candy bar, but that's one-third of your daily allowance. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Good news for poor countries Mar 23, 2008
According to recent reports from the organization Bread for the World, the current funding for international affairs is less than half of 1 percent of our current budget. Sen. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Residents set peace vigil for Wednesday Mar 18, 2008
JustFaith is a joint venture of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and Bread for the World. The vigil is not about undermining support for the troops, Monterastelli said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
One volunteer's bread run in war against hunger Mar 6, 2008
Indeed, lines at food pantries and soup kitchens have been steadily growing in the past year, according to the Bread for the World Institute, a hunger think tank in Washington ... "Families that are already struggling to pay their mortgage costs now are seeing them shoot up 30 and 40 percent," says Todd Post, senior editor at the Bread for the World Institute. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
New Farm Bill Proposal Cuts Nutrition Programs Feb 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, issued the following statement today in response to a new proposal sent to the Senate by Representatives Collin Peterson, chairman, and Bob Goodlatte, ranking member, of the House of Representative's Agriculture Committee: "House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte today sent the first proposal to the Senate in order to move the Farm Bill forward.... (PR Newswire)
Hunger is American issue (1) Feb 11, 2008
The Bread for the World Newsletter states that there are 35 million people who live in U.S. households who struggle to put food on the table. Right-wing Republicans could care less. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Look at poverty Feb 4, 2008
By the way, in addition to checking out the ONE organization, as she suggests, I d suggest you check out the Bread for the World Web site. So easy. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Bread for the World Responds to State of the Union Address Jan 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, issued the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered tonight by President George W. Bush: "With turmoil in our nation's housing and financial markets, the President took the opportunity in his State of the Union address to push for quick passage of the economic stimulus package he sent to Congress last week. While the package includes incentives for businesses... (PR Newswire)
Farm bill amendment to limit crop subsidies plowed under in Senate Dec 15, 2007
"Democrats have totally caved and refused to allow reform to move forward," said Monica Mills, director of government relations for Bread for the World, an anti-poverty group. The farm bill's increases for food stamps and other nutrition programs will disappear after five years, thanks to budget devices to preserve crop subsidies. (San Francisco Chronicle)
It's crunch time for Boxer and Feinstein on $288 billion farm bill Dec 9, 2007
Monica Mills, head of government relations for Bread for the World, applauded the $5 billion the Senate added for food stamps and other nutrition programs. But because the Agriculture Committee refused to cut crop subsidies or raise taxes to offset the added cost, Mills said it "found the money" by shifting payments in the budget so that at the end of five years, the nutrition money disappears. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Standing small Nov 30, 2007
More than 9 million Americans go hungry each day, according to the Bread for the World Institute. Three million of them are children. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A challenge indeed: Custer couple finds food options unhealthful on $3 a day Nov 23, 2007
The Community Food Banks of South Dakota and Bread for the World sponsored the South Dakota Food Stamp Challenge -- a version of other challenges throughout the country -- to raise understanding of the daily challenge faced by food-stamp recipients. As a retired teacher and retired small-business owner, Sandra and Joe McFarland had more time and resources to plan their shopping and coordinate meals than many food-stamp recipients. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Food stamp family buys in bulk, travels for deals Nov 23, 2007
She signed up to participate in the Food Stamp Challenge, sponsored by the Community Food Banks of South Dakota and Bread for the World South Dakota to highlight the daily struggles of food-stamp recipients. "I'm only doing it to bring awareness," Lone Hill said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
A crowded field: Fulfillment elusive for young adults in public interest arena Nov 11, 2007
First she worked at nonprofit Bread for the World. Then she taught middle school English in central Africa with the Peace Corps. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Food banks issue challenge Nov 1, 2007
The Community Food Banks of South Dakota & Bread for the World are asking people to tighten their belts for one week to raise awareness of the ongoing struggle for food-stamp recipients. (116). (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Prairie Flower: CROP Hunger Walk 2007 made goal of $30,000 Oct 19, 2007
Participating churches and organizations were Catholics/Independents; First Baptist Church in DeKalb; First Congregational United Church of Christ; the event's host church, First United Methodist Church in DeKalb; Hillcrest Covenant Church; Hope Haven; Immanuel Lutheran Church; Malta United Methodist Church; Mayfield Congregational United Church of Christ; New Hope Missionary Baptist Church; NIU Chapter of Bread for the World; NIU's School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences; NIU Student... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Africa: EU Deals Could Violate Rights Oct 6, 2007
Alexandra Burmann from the German organisation Bread for the World refused to accept Mandelson's assurances. She noted that while the EU has taken steps to end official export subsidies, it retains large-scale 'domestic' support. (allAfrica.com)
more reader opinions Sep 25, 2007
MARGARET I. WALLHAGEN, Bread for the World Board Member Mill Valley. Laptops for lunch. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
FEATURE-Commodity boom eats into aid for world's hungry Sep 5, 2007
"The amounts available will come down, and you're going to be able to feed fewer people. This is the worry," said Charles Uphaus, who tracks foreign aid at Bread for the World, a U.S.-based advocacy group. Indeed, global food aid in 2006 was around 6. (AlertNet)
Faith helps farm community push for change Aug 12, 2007
In Proverbs 13:23, it says, A poor person s field may produce abundant food but injustice sweeps it away, said Tamela Walhof, senior regional organizer in the upper Midwest for Bread for the World ... The Rev. Elwood Rieke, a retired Lutheran pastor and Bread for the World member for more than 15 years, said he has made about 10 phone calls to Minnesota senators and representatives about the Farm Bill this summer ... Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United States... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Harmon: Congo Gorilla Executions Aug 5, 2007
The PCHPA ties in another faith-based relief organization, Bread for the World, and the two entities sport numerous Baptists, Methodists and other Christian fundamentalist missionary organizations involved in Central Africa, East Africa and Sudan. PCHPA director Peter McPherson is also a director of Conservation International. (Zmag.org)
Farm bill's foes see Senate as next battleground Jul 28, 2007
" Lugar vowed to build a Senate coalition of taxpayer activists, environmentalists and overseas development advocates such as Oxfam America to push for changes. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a conservative Iowa Republican, has teamed with populist Democrat Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota to eliminate payments to farmers earning more than $250,000 a year, in line with the Bush administration's demand for a $200,000 limit. The administration promised to veto the House bill. But other Republicans,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Reformer Kind Prepares for Jul 22, 2007
Bread for the World, a broad-based religious group that wants more money for nutritional and food-aid efforts, called the committee's efforts a "ruse." Modest improvements to rural development and support for minority farmers are a step forward, but they don't go far enough, the group stated. More can be done, and Bread for the World will be one of dozens of groups asking members to call every congressman to voice an opinion on the bill. (Farms.com)
Church adds a new twist to Muscatine's Fourth of July parade: Taking food donations Jun 28, 2007
Chrisman and Ostrem said Zion supports a number of organizations that focus on hunger and poverty, including Lutheran World Relief, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America World Hunger Appeal, the ONE Campaign, The CROP Walk, Bread for the World, the Muscatine Community Food Pantry, Muscatine Center for Social Action, and the Loaves and Fishes meal site project. Zion Lutheran Church also conducts fundraising projects for its companion congregation in the Pare District of Tanzania, Africa. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Superintendent, Principal Tell School Board About Class of '07 Jun 27, 2007
"And consider the year-long challenge...the struggle of senior projects. In the early proposal stage, September-October, drawn by family-nurtured altruism, seniors forged individual initiatives to make the world better, with projects focused on foster children, leukemia and other cancer research, the impoverished in the Dominican Republic, gun violence, global warming and environmental issues, bread for the world and farm animals for the poor...". And when the projects were finished and the... (Voices, CT)
Fighting hunger seen aiding U.S. image overseas (Arlo Wagner) Jun 11, 2007
The forum, held at American University, was part of Washington-based anti-hunger organization Bread for the World's "The Gathering 2007," a movement to end hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world ... The event culminates tomorrow with participants converging on Capitol Hill to lobby for reform of U.S. food and farm policy, which Bread for the World says is beneficial mainly to wealthy, subsidized farmers ... In the past six years, Bread for the World has played a large role... (Washington Times)
Local briefs Jun 10, 2007
The Gathering is hosted by Bread for the World, a nonpartisan Christian citizens' movement that lobbies against hunger and poverty. Commissioners schedule meeting on Perdido amendment contract. (Pensacola News Journal)
Interfaith gathering to focus on hunger Jun 7, 2007
The convocation is sponsored by the Christian anti-hunger group Bread for the World as part of its three-day conference that will gather hundreds of religious leaders from across the country, including featured preacher William J. Shaw, president of the National Baptist Convention, USA. ... "I don't know of any event in U.S. religious history that involves such a range of national religious leaders," said the Rev. David Beckmann, Bread for the World's president ... Beckmann said Bread for the... (USA Today -- News)
What would you say to Richard Dawkins? May 21, 2007
" Posted by: Maryanne on May 21, 2007 9:40 AM I watched the documentary. It appears that all people he interviewed seems to be chosen for their extremist views which most of the time, during his interview, has no connection with God..but with other issues and God being the "back-up". If Dawkins wanted to make a balanced approach to the debate i guess he could have chosen his panel "intelligently" to promote a fair analysis. Posted by: Alex on May 21, 2007 9:42 AM Richard Dawkins - humanist,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Focus should be on principles when writing farm bill Apr 29, 2007
Signers are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presbyterian Church (USA), Episcopal Church, National Council of Churches USA, Washington office, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bread for the World Church, National Catholic Rural Life and others. This working group s guiding principles are actually less expensive than today s farm bill. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Bush gains support for new approach on global food aid Apr 22, 2007
Former President Bill Clinton recently said at a fund-raiser for Bread for the World, a Christian group that lobbies on hunger issues, that it was to Bush's "everlasting credit" that he had proposed buying food aid in poor countries. Such a policy had never crossed his mind when he was president, Clinton said, but he thought it was a great way to help farmers in Africa and to buy food more efficiently. (International Herald Tribune)
Letters to the Editor Apr 22, 2007
Editor -- The article in Thursday morning's paper ("Congress hears from organic growers over farm bill,'' April 19) is very timely. This is an extremely important yet politically and economically difficult issue to address. As the article points out, the existing commodity program mainly rewards a small number of farmers that grow select crops, and the federal farm aid programs covered by the farm bill skew benefits to the largest growers, diverting scarce resources from rural development and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hanover resident enters presidential race Apr 4, 2007
"He also advocates a four-day work week to minimize stress and anxiety associated with the workplace and a non-violent foreign policy which focuses on providing food, clothing, shelter and education in the third world countries.O'Donnell has volunteered for the United Way, the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, United Negro College Fund, the United Nations Association (different from the United Nations), the Foreign Policy Association, and Bread for the World. A religious man, O'Donnell said... (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
What are causes of hunger in Dunn County? - Stories of three families reveal some reasons for hunger Feb 27, 2007
End Hunger the DVD on Bread for the World s 2007 Offering of Letters ... The Xiong family, the Hagen family and the Brenda s family would all be helped by changes in the U.S. farm bill supported by this year s Bread for the World Offering of Letters, Seeds of Change: Help Farmers ... The lunch and a silent art auction will raise funds for Interfaith Food Pantry, the House of Hope and Menomonie Area Bread for the World. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Drinan's courage, commitment recalled Feb 3, 2007
Drinan served on the boards of numerous groups dedicated to human rights, including the International League for Human Rights, Human Rights First, Bread for the World, the Council for a Livable World Education Fund, and Americans for Democratic Action. The Georgetown Law Center in October established a chair in human rights in Drinan's name to honor him for his half-century of work. (Boston Globe)
AFRICA: Help Africans to feed themselves, governments urged Jan 25, 2007
Speaking at a seminar on food security at the ongoing World Social Forum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Michael Windfuhr, the human rights director of the German charity, Bread for the World, said 50 percent of the hungry were small farmers who lived in areas without reliable infrastructure or credit facilities. "Governments should try to use the maximum available resources in order to enable people to feed themselves," Windfuhr said on Wednesday, citing cases of forced evictions where people... (AlertNet)
Education for all; poverty for none was a part of Martin Luther King's dream too Jan 16, 2007
The non-profit group Bread for the World has said the countries of the world have the capacity to provide food, shelter and basic education to all of the world's citizens. The U.S. share of that is 2 billion - or what is spent in this country in a month on beer. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
