Millions of children depend on their schools for their meals, at least part of the time. One in five children in the United States isn’t sure where their next meal is coming from. One in five! In America! The first time I read that statistic, I was horrified. I still am. It’s an article of faith for me that no child in this country, no matter where, no matter who, no matter why, no child in my country should go hungry.
People like you and me work together to make a difference for kids who don’t have enough to eat. We come together to fill backpacks with a weekend’s worth of nutritious meals for kids. We organize food drives for our food banks and food pantries. We ask our friends and families not to give us birthday presents, but to give to the local food pantry. We write to our representatives and advocate for better services for kids who are hungry.
What do you and the other women in your congregation do for hungry kids?
This message is excerpted from “No child should go hungry” by Audrey Novak Riley from the August 1, 2016, blog of the Women of the ELCA.
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