WHY’s Top 10 Ways to Create Empowerment and Self-Reliance is a brief list of steps to help struggling people move toward independence. This guide recommends using government resources, taking nutrition and language classes, involvement in advocacy, job training, youth development, and several other tips. This list was prepared for businesses and other organizations that serve underprivileged…
Childhood Hunger: A Time to ActChildhood Hunger: A Time to Act summarizes the growing problem of child hunger in United States, particularly at schools. This article looks at the needs of children, the various federally provided nutrition programs, and how to improve access to said nutrition programs. This brief article addresses the effects and federal treatments of hunger, while emphasizing…
Nourishing the Nation One Tray at a Time: Farm to School Initiatives in the Child Nutrition ReauthorizationNourishing the Nation One Tray at a Time: Farm to School Initiatives in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization is a policy platform for expansion of farm to school initiatives supported on a federal level. The resource gives a brief history of farm to school initiatives within the context of previous Child Nutrition Acts and outlines the…
Cost of Domestic Hunger – Estimated Annual Burden to the United States“Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger” shows that hunger has a cost far beyond human suffering. As this research outlines, the monetary cost to our country is more than $90 billion, far more than it would take to ensure that no citizen is at risk of hunger. The goal of this study is to help the…
Building Bread for the World TeamsThe “Building Bread Teams” presentation provides an activist a tool that can be used to promote the idea of a Bread for the World advocacy team in his or her area. The Bread Team idea provides a model for organizing advocacy efforts at the grassroots level. The resource moves from an explanation of the team…
Legislative Process ResourcesThis document provides a list of links to helpful resources regarding the legislative process. This could be helpful if you are interested in educating yourself about the legislative process.
Mobilizing TeamsThe “Mobilizing Teams” presentation provides information on mobilizing advocacy teams. Bread for the World’s vision for local advocacy teams is to create communities of activists who promote Bread’s legislative agenda through advocacy and outreach. This resource is useful for individuals or groups who want to move from a vision of a team towards action. Topics…
Advocacy ToolkitThe “Advocacy Toolkit” is a toolkit for individuals and organizations looking to begin engaging in advocacy. The toolkit begins with a section that guides readers through a checklist on how to choose an issue for which to advocate. The second section presents an advocacy strategy chart from the Midwest Academy, which guides readers through goals,…