Bread For The World

Public Education: The Offering of Letters is Bread for the World's primary activism tool and on-ramp. The Offering of Letters is a powerful event concept, where churches and community groups organize letter-writing to their Congress members and advocate for ending hunger. These letters and emails from congregations, campuses, and community groups help inspire Congressional leaders to change policies and programs to reduce hunger in the U.S. and around the world. (To be continued in Schedule O)In 2023, our advocacy efforts with individual members, churches, and faith partners resulted in: 426 Congregations and campuses organizing Bread's strategic events around the country, including 447 Offering of Letters events. 74,518 Constituent letters to Congress, reaching 98%of the House and Senate.

Public Policy: For several years, Bread for the World has been sounding the alarm about multiple crises that have caused soaring rates of global hunger. Over time, Bread advocates have been winning increases in U.S. funding to respond to these needs in response to one of the worst global hunger crises in decades. Bread for the World's activists and partners played a pivotal role in advocating for funding by organizing letters to members of Congress; participating in partner/coalition letters to congressional leadership; and meeting with congressional offices in Washington, D.C. (To be continued in Schedule O)

Outreach and Advocacy: Our bipartisan network includes tens of thousands of people and churches who are active in every congressional district. Bread's network includes individuals, churches, congregations, parishes, and partners who are motivated to pray, act, and give for an end to hunger. Our network engages digitally, in person, and through prayer to achieve remarkable policy impact and legislative victories. (To be continued in Schedule O)302,987 People were part of Bread's network in 2023. 1,063 Local congregations were fully engaged with Bread in 2023 (a 15% increase from 2022).458 Meetings with Members of Congress39 Op-eds and Letters to the Editor in target districtsIn June 2023, we hosted our annual Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. As part of the Summit, we held a Latino consultation, a Pan-African convening, and a Hill Day to educate and inform advocates about policies that address hunger and poverty. On Lobby Day following the summit, Bread anti-hunger advocates met with 171 members of Congress from 34 states and 104 congressional districts to advocate for hunger-centric laws and policies in the farm bill that would move our nation and world closer to the end of hunger. Our collective voice echoed through the halls of Congress.