Leading up to Mother’s Day, the NCC Poverty Initiative is sharing a series of stories lifting up, celebrating, and praying for mothers who are fighting poverty and alleviating suffering in their communities. Prayer for Terry: God, thank you for expressing your love through Terry to the children and families who are hungry in her community. […]
Mothers Fighting Poverty: Rev. Kathleen Wilder, St. Louis, Missouri
Leading up to Mother’s Day, the NCC Poverty Initiative is sharing a series of stories lifting up, celebrating, and praying for mothers who are fighting poverty and alleviating suffering in their communities. Prayer for Kathleen: God, thank you for expressing your love through Kathleen to hungry and sojourning people of St. Louis. Thank you for […]
Join in Asking for a Faithful Farm Bill
Can’t Make it to Ecumenical Advocacy Days? Join with thousands of faith voices in our 2013 Legislative ASK: A FULL, MULTI-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FARM BILL. Our nation’s food and farm policies, as embodied in the farm bill, affect people from rural America to inner cities, from our local communities to less industrialized regions around […]
How Wealth Inequality Hurts Churches
Have you seen the video on wealth inequality that went viral this week? The video is based on a study by Harvard Business professor Michael Norton. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here. Millions have been passing it around and dropping their jaws when they see the dramatic difference between the average […]
Why Food Stamps Matter: A Profile of Vernell Livingston
By Rev. Michael Livingston, Director, NCC Poverty Initiative Vernell Livingston thanks God for getting up every morning “with a portion of good health.” She’s had the blessings of marriage and motherhood and she is in good health, though she is a diabetic, as she lives a life of modest contentment as a senior citizen. Mrs. […]
Join us for a Food Justice Webinar Thursday March 15 at 1:00pm ET
Last week, I was fortunate to have been invited to fast for six days with farmworkers seeking a decent wage and livable working conditions. It is a scandal that the very workers who pick 80 percent of the tomatoes consumed in the United States often have difficulty feeding their own families. Please join World Council […]
