Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview has a recurring Addressing Hunger blog. Read Discouraging Food Swamps and find additional posts here.

The Seattle-based Community Loaves project enlists home bakers to help those facing food insecurity during the pandemic.

Doing Good Together supports families who want to Help the Homeless

By volunteering together, your family can address the issue of homelessness thoughtfully and make a meaningful difference.

St. Paul area churches and Hamline are collecting funds for Keystone Community Services and Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul. Donate here.

needs volunteers. Sign up for a time.

LSS of MN's Sponsor a Youth holiday gift program is for individuals, families or groups. Complete the sponsor form by Nov. 20.

RACISM - CAPITALISM - CLASS SOLIDARITY - ECONOMIC JUSTICE -EDUCATION

The Centering the Silenced Summit featured 15 voices that have been historically marginalized and silenced. These humans answered one main question for us - what is the single greatest social or liberative challenge facing us, as Christians, at this time? During our chats, we spent some time breaking down their answer and looking at the critical and practical ways that the Church should respond.

Settled is developing Sacred Settlements, which are an innovative, research-based way to address long-term homelessness by developing holistic tiny home communities in cooperation with a faith community.

A Native Perspective on Homelessness

by Frank Hopper

Living Rough, Living Sheltered

(PDF download)

A service of solidarity with rough sleepers with an emphasis on compassion, listening and acting for justice. 10 pages.

Helping the Hungry: A Big-Hearted, Book-Based Curriculum

Enrich your food drive with three fun, meaningful lessons.

This innovative curriculum guides children through the complicated issue of hunger and empowers them to make a difference.

HUNGER AT THE CROSSROADS: SEXUALITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AND HUNGER

Hosted by ELCA World Hunger, this webinar series explores the many ways hunger and poverty intersect with other issues, including climate change, food production, access to housing, racial justice, gender justice and more; including ways we can be part of God’s promise of a just world where all are fed.

Eradicate medical debt at pennies on the dollar. Together, RIP Medical Debt and numerous faith communities have abolished billions in medical debt - but it's only the beginning. They want your help!

ELCA World Hunger encourage addressing local, regional and global hunger.

Seasonally appropriate materials guide congregations in specific actions and provide for worship and study.

offers diverse, seasonal and changing opportunities to engage in the work of ending poverty and hunger locally and globally.

Interfaith Action of Greater St Paul provide support and encouragement to folks living on the margins through:

• Project Home
• Department of Indian Work
• Opportunity St Paul
• Community Power-Up

Ramsey County Cold Weather Plan for Unsheltered Residents

Ramsey County will operate warming spaces every night this winter during the months of December, January and February to supplement existing shelter beds. They will provide referrals and transportation to and from those warming spaces through February of 2023.

Simpson Housing Services' Mission is to house, support, and advocate for people experiencing homelessness.

Individuals and congregational groups can support through volunteer services and finances.

Align Minneapolis is an interfaith collaboration of 17 Minneapolis churches, synagogues, and mosques and people with lived experiences working together to address homelessness and poverty through learning, volunteer opportunities, community partnerships, community organizing, and development of effective strategies and programs.

Bridgemakers is a holistic civic, social, and financial capacity building platform which amplifies the stories and mentors the leadership of black, brown and otherwise marginalized youth by building bridges between young artists, activists and entrepreneurs and experienced leaders to engage intergenerational collaboration in breaking cycles of miseducation, poverty, violence and addiction.

EMERGE has deep roots in North Minneapolis and Cedar-Riverside, and specialized experience in providing innovative support for people overcoming barriers to employment such as overcoming a criminal background, new Americans facing language barriers, single parents struggling with poverty cycles, and participants who seek to earn higher wages.

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) exists to permanently close the achievement gap and end generational poverty in North Minneapolis. Together with their partner organizations, they walk side by side with low-income families as they put their children on a path to college.

The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition (JRLC) is a statewide interfaith legislative advocacy coalition working to advance opportunities for economic and housing security and social and racial justice for all Minnesotans. The MN Council of Churches is the Protestant partner.

Daily Work’s mission is to provide employment services and mentoring so job seekers can thrive, resulting in a community where everyone can work, grow, and contribute.

Lights On! An innovative program that replaces tickets with repair vouchers.

Learn how everyone benefits!

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