Bread for the WorldBY: HOLLIS DAMERON

Hunger Persists Globally US Hunger

◦Plagues 14.5%◦Goal: End hunger in the US by 2015

Global Hunger◦842 million people◦2.6 million children die per year◦Goal: halve the percentage of people in hunger by 2015

Immigrants Susceptible to HungerPoverty and hunger drives immigration. “Welcoming the stranger”

◦ Increase immigrants earnings

◦National economic growth◦Reduces national debt◦Creates jobs

History - Reverend Arthur Simon, 1972 - Catholics and Protestant church members - 500 members by 1974 - Today- present in all US congressional districts - “Feed a man a fish and he eats for a day—teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime”

Working to Build Political Commitment Letters/ E-mailsMeetingsEngaging churches Annual nationwide Offering of Letters to Congress

Why Work to Change Policies? To decrease the prevalence of hunger in the World, poverty prevalence must first be reduced through:

- Good Jobs- Work Support Programs- Child Nutrition Programs

Making ProgressDOMESTIC

- 2007 Seeds of Change - Sequestration

INTERNATIONAL- US foreign assistance- Feed the Future- Since 1990, 34% reduction in global hunger

Spending in the Right Place

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

- Total Income - $8,801,347

93% - Programs5%- Fund Raising2%- Administrative

Compared to Feeding America Hunger relief through assistance and advocacy-200 food banks across USA- Child Hunger Programs -Network Programs-Public Assistance Programs-Nutrition Serving 37 million people per year

Finances – Feeding AmericaPercent of Total Expenses

Member Services

Food Procurement

Public Awareness and Education

Public Programs and Policy

Research and Analysis

Management and general

Fund Development

Budget: $1,554,156,485

A Combination Approach is Best

Sources www.bread.org

www.feedingamerica.org

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_for_the_World

www.bread.org/about-us/annual-reports/annual-reports/2012-annual-report.pdf

feedingamerica.org/how-we-fight-hunger/about-us/~/media/Files/financial/annual-report-2012.ashx?.pdf

www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/human-services/bread-for-the-world-institute-in-washington-dc-619/financial