Bread for the World

As #BlackHistoryMonth closes, we honor the Black leadership behind AGOA - a policy that links trade to jobs, income, and food security.

Passed in 2000 and newly extended another year, AGOA reflects how advocacy and vision can expand opportunity.

Learn more: bread.org/black

SNAP reaches 41 million people. As of FY23 almost 80 percent of SNAP households had members who were children, older adults, or non-elderly adults with disabilities. Removing access to SNAP should only happen when households have stable sources of nutrition. #SOTU

For 50 years, we have been writing letters to help end hunger.

And it’s working.

Join our Offering of Letters campaign and write to your representatives: https://go.bread.org/page/90712/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Bluesky

Bread for the World advocates spoke up to strengthen the Child Tax Credit. The additional $200 is an important start, and we urge lawmakers to continue working toward full refundability and monthly payments. #SOTU

Bread for the World is glad to see inflation easing to 1.7%. As affordability improves, let's make sure progress reaches every table. Investing in nutrition & food security ensures no one is left behind. Now is the moment to end hunger for good. #SOTU2026

As Lent begins, we reflect on the call of Jesus and what it means to respond with faith, humility, and care for others.

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#Lent

Clergy from across Indiana joined Bread and Indy Hunger Network at the Statehouse to oppose Senate Bill 1, which would make it harder for families to access SNAP and Medicaid.

Urge your legislators to protect SNAP and fight hunger: https://go.bread.org/page/93888/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Bluesky

We’re praying for a world where no one labors in vain and everyone can live in what they build.

Read the full devotional: https://www.bread.org/article/a-century-of-black-history-month-observances-a-future-of-global-solidarity-a-faith-commitment-to-eradicate-hunger-in-the-world/

#BlackHistoryMonth

Nancy Neal invites you to join us this Lent for Walking as Children in the Light. After gathering for Ash Wednesday, our team begins this season reflecting not only on who God is calling us to be, but what God is inviting us to do.

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Ash Wednesday reminds us why we walk this road.

Today, we recommit to justice, to freedom, to a world where hunger ends. Our reflection is led by Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson.

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In Burundi, regenerative agriculture changes lives. After training in soil conservation and agroforestry, Kamariza now feeds her 6 children 3+meals a day.

Read her story:
https://www.bread.org/article/helping-hungry-people-and-healing-the-land-regenerative-agriculture-in-burundi/

This Sunday, Eugene Cho, President & CEO of Bread for the World, preached at The Gathering Place on John 21—reminding us we are fed so we can feed others and sent to respond to the needs around us.

Grateful for faith communities who live out the Gospel through action and advocacy to end hunger.

We’re pausing to pray for dignity, community, and care for the planet.

Read the full devotional as part of #BlackHistoryMonth here: https://www.bread.org/article/a-century-of-black-history-month-observances-a-future-of-global-solidarity-life-in-fullness/

#EndHunger

Lent is a season of prayer, reflection, and practice.

We invite you to journey through this year’s Lent devotional, Walking as Children of Light, with weekly scripture, prayer, and reflection.

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Organized advocacy works.

Offering of Letters brings people together to write and send letters to Congress at the same time so those voices are heard.

Host an Offering of Letters in your community: https://go.bread.org/page/90712/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Bluesky

The bipartisan passage of the 2026 SFOPS appropriations bill designated billions of dollars in aid that will provide nutritious food, lifesaving medicine, and global health programs to people around the world.

Tell Congress you are grateful for this assistance: go.bread.org/page/93738/a...

Bread for the World welcomes the passage of the 2026 SFOPS appropriations bill. This bill is the culmination of thousands of hours of tireless advocacy and bipartisan negotiation and a major win for U.S. humanitarian assistance—and the people it serves.

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#BlackHistoryMonth begins today, honoring 100 years of Black history, leadership, and resilience.

As we celebrate, we also recognize the work ahead. Hunger continues to disproportionately impact Black communities in the U.S. and globally.

Learn more: bread.org/black

Bread for the World applauds robust bipartisan dialogue and Senate passage of remaining FY26 budget bills. Our prayer is that the bipartisan spirit that approved humanitarian aid will extend into the final conversations around the FY26 budget.

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In light of the budget negotiations currently underway in Congress, we are inviting you to pause and pray with us. In this moment, we look to God for wisdom, comfort, protection, and love to guide our way forward.

Read the full prayer: www.bread.org/article/pray...

Hunger is not inevitable and change is possible when we act together.

Join Bread for the World for the 2026 Offering of Letters Launch, and learn how your church, campus, or community can take meaningful action to help end hunger in the year ahead.

Register today: go.bread.org/page/91715/s...

We’re hiring!

If you’re passionate about advocating for a world without hunger and poverty, consider joining the team at Bread for the World. We’re excited to be growing and currently have several opportunities available.

Learn more and apply: https://www.bread.org/careers/

Bread members gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service.

The service concluded with a benediction from Rev. Eugene Cho, who reminded us of Dr. King’s enduring call to justice, compassion, and moral leadership.

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Dr. King had a gift for asking the kind of questions that still matter decades later. “What are you doing for others?” is a reminder that progress takes action. We’re guided by that idea as we work to advance policies that address the root causes of hunger and help turn urgency into impact. #MLKDay

Dr. Christine Sequenzia, Bread’s Senior International Policy Analyst, shares an update on the bipartisan, bicameral SFOPS bill, which includes key investments in global nutrition, health, and food security—wins made possible by advocates like you.

See why your voice still matters.

Bread for the World issued a statement regarding the release of the USDA Household Food Security in the United States in 2024 Report and the decision to terminate production of this annual report.

Read the full statement: www.bread.org/article/fina...

We have great news to share: thanks to your support, over 6,000 donors raised more than $800,000 through Rick Steves’ annual matching gift challenge! Thanks to Rick and other generous matching donors, that's more than $1.4 million to help build the political will to end hunger. Thank you!

Last week, Bread President and CEO Rev. Eugene Cho spoke before thousands of young leaders at #Urbana25, witnessing a new generation rising and responding to God’s global mission.

We’re grateful for the passion of Gen Z leaders who are ready to join God’s work of restoration around the world.

🎉 As we welcome 2026, we’re thankful for the advocates who stood with families facing hunger. Your commitment helped protect critical programs and build momentum for the year ahead. Here’s to hope, determination, and a hunger-free future.

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