The largest humanitarian crisis in the world isn’t happening in Ukraine, or in Gaza, but in Sudan. There, 33.7 million people (out of a total population of 55 million) are in dire need of aid, and the world has forgotten…
University students experience high rates of food insecurity
College students, faculty and staff suffer from hunger at alarming and hard-to-believe rates, said Sarita Cargas, director of the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium. “Students in higher education are particularly susceptible to food insecurity because they are not working as…
61 of 250: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivers truckfuls of food
Inching along in stop-and-go traffic just after the sun had risen, Dustin Walker said it was an honor to be driving a semitruck full of goods to a food bank in Sterling, Virginia, on behalf of America250 and The Church…
Warnock, declaring ‘spiritual crisis,’ urges public, private sectors to help meet needs
Shortly after joining Senate colleagues in midweek voting for a review of an environmental standard, Sen. Raphael Warnock sat in his Hart Senate Building office and talked about prayer and policy.
Israel bans 37 international aid groups from Gaza
Israel’s decision to ban 37 international aid groups from the West Bank and Gaza will worsen already desperate conditions for more than 1 million Palestinian war victims, a group of nongovernmental organizations warned. The situation stems from Israel’s new registration…
Efforts to combat global poverty unchanged due to US withdrawal
Efforts to combat global poverty remain unchanged for the second consecutive year in part because of severe cutbacks in American international aid, according to the director of the newly released “2025 Fordham Pope Francis Poverty Report.” “Something has shifted, and…
Trump triples down to block food benefits for hungry Americans
After a weekend of rapid-fire developments in the battle over food benefits for hungry families, the Trump administration has tripled down on its demands that SNAP payments not be made during the government shutdown. The brazenness of the administration’s demands…
SNAP and my family
I was ordained in 2019 in what is called the CCCC (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference) after spending time as pastor of an American Baptist church in Kansas. Because of the political upheaval in the part of the country we were…
The hypocrisy of Christian nationalists not feeding the hungry
So let me see if I’ve got this right: According to Christian nationalists, the evangelical church ought to have control over America and run the government strictly by Christian principles. Why, then, are these same people unwilling to follow the…
Government Shutdown Deepens Hunger Crisis
When paychecks and SNAP distributions stop, the food pantry line grows.
Ministries prepare to serve families losing SNAP benefits
Community ministries and Texas Baptist churches with food pantries prepared for a sharp rise in needs after Nov. 1, when 3.5 million Texans—including 1.7 million children—expect to lose food assistance benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown.
Half of states sue Trump to keep food stamp funding going
Half of all U.S. states and the District of Columbia are suing to force the Trump administration to continue food stamp funding currently scheduled to end Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. The administration blamed its decision to suspend…