Christ is risen, and Easter hope is alive among Christians working to end child poverty. Check out our Spring newsletter. Read about how: * the Church of the Brethren cultivates Christian citizenship ethics and skills in youth * West Virginia and North Carolina faith leaders are tackling child poverty * you can write to Congress […]
Harvest Season is Anti-Hunger Season – Fall 2012 Newsletter
Friends in Faith, The Fall edition of the NCC Poverty newsletter is here. Harvest season is upon us. From CROP hunger walks to a national Fair Food Day of Prayer to Christian education webinars on food justice, Christian communities all over the U.S. are making it a priority in October to walk, learn, advocate, and […]
Livingston to Leave NCC to Work for Interfaith Worker Justice
I share this press release about my coming departure from the National Council of Churches with a sense of deep gratitude for the opportunity I have had to work with you to end poverty. I see my new work at Interfaith Worker Justice as an extension of this work and hope that you will be, […]
Fat Tuesday, Lean Times: Restoring Balance for Our Nation.
Friends in Faith, Today is Mardi Gras: Fat Tuesday. It’s the last hurrah before the somber season of Lent. I like to celebrate as much as the next person, but today I am finding it hard to get into the spirit of the feast before the fast. Drastic and growing inequality in our nation makes […]
Advent Hope and Renewal
Friends in Faith, Advent is upon us and the latest issue of the National Council of Churches Poverty Initiative newsletter is here. People of faith across the nation have been working and praying for a faithful budget, forming circles of protection around vulnerable people. Despite the failure of the Super Committeeand continued hardships of all […]
