National, State & Local Anti-Hunger Links

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                                            BREAD FOR THE WORLD-RELATED SITES

Bread for the World National site

Indiana

Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan

New Orleans

Oregon.

Massachusetts

NATIONAL & GLOBAL ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS

Bread for the World’s List of Allies Gateway to dozens of US and international anti-hunger and anti-poverty sites.

HungerWeb Comprehensive list from Tufts University to dozens of anti-hunger sites

Hunger News and Hope, a periodical on hunger and poverty issues, published quarterly by Seeds of Hope Publishers, in

partnership with 10 denominational groups (includes links):

World Food Day USA Teleconference is held on Oct. 16 in Albuquerque and many other U.S. cities, in conjuction with World Food

Day commemorations in other countries.  World Food Day also has a list of links to other organizations

Church World Service (CWS) The relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican

denominations. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS supports sustainable self-help

development, meets emergency needs, aids refugees, and helps address the root causes of poverty and powerlessness.  CWS

sponsors annual CROP Walks for the hungry in 2,000 communities throughout the country, including Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Hobbs,

Gallup, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Farmington.

Millenium Campaign Highlights the progress countries have made in eradicating extreme poverty and provides regional profiles. It also serves as a platform for independent campaigns to inform a large audience about their work and encourage people to join them in making the millennium goals a reality. It is maintained by the United Nations.

                                            LOCAL & STATE ORGANIZATIONS

Desert Harvest A program created in 2001 by local non-profit agency Adelante to end hunger and reduce food waste in

Albuquerque while providing community outreach opportunities for people with disabilities.  Unlike a food bank which stocks non-perishable foods, Desert Harvest distributes prepared, perishable foods.   The organization has formed partnerships with local restaurants and hotels to pick up prepared food that would be thrown away.  The food is then delivered to non-profit service agencies

that feed people in need.

The Food Museum online (link to weblog) Founded by New Mexico residents Tom Hughes and Meredith Sayles Hughes.  The site

provides. an interactive forum for news, views and discussion about all things food: food history; growing; marketing, cooking; issues

such as food safety, school lunch reform, GMO foods; diet/nutrition and just plain fun.

Hunger Grow Away Hank Bruce and Tomi Jill Folk of Rio Rancho, N.M., helped establish this non-profit organization, which promotes

the use of an innovative gardening method to combat hunger.  The organization conducts research and promotes the use of  crops such as moringa, marama beans, Okinawa spinach and others to address nutritional needs in many poor countries.

New Mexico Association of Food Banks Umbrella organization for  Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, The Food Depot in Santa Fe, and other food banks in the state.  All are affiliates of  America's Second Harvest .  Roadrunner distributes  millions of pounds of food each year through a statewide network of over 600 emergency food pantries, group homes, low-income

day care centers, shelters, soup kitchens, and six smaller, regional food banks.  The Food Depot is northern New Mexico's only food

bank, distributing an average of 150,000 pounds of food and household products per month.

New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness   Its mission is to abolish homelessness in New Mexico by facilitating housing and

services for those who are homeless and preventing homelessness for those who are vulnerable.

New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council, initiated through citizen-based, grassroots activism, is a vehicle to work with

public and private entities towards strengthening all of New Mexican’s access to sufficient, high-quality food; strengthening the

economy of New Mexico’s ranches, farms, and value-adding food processors.

New Mexico Human Needs Coordinating Council A statewide organization working to improve the health and meet the human

needs of the people of New Mexico.

New Mexico Voices for Children a non-profit, non-partisan statewide organization, dedicated to carefully  assessing and

vigorously advancing the health and well-being of children, youth, families, and communities  through research, education, organizing,

and advocacy.

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LOCAL SPIRITUAL& FAITH-BASED PARTNERS

Albuquerque Network of Spiritual Progressives Affiliated with the national organization with the same name.  The goal  of the NSP is to apply spiritual values to politics -- emphasizing that human beings have not only material needs, but also spiritual and 'meaning' needs.

Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Office of Social Justice) Its goals are to make Catholics aware of the social teaching of the Church, to help facilitate action prompted by that awareness, to be a voice for the poor and the powerless and to be a resource to parishes as they develop Social Justice outreach.

Center for Action and Contemplation"...One of the expressions of the radical nature of our work was our extensive inclusivity,

bridging gaps within the spiritual and justice communities, building a rhythm of contemplative prayer and Zen meditation into our days,

and even more fundamentally, believing that external behavior should be connected to and supported by inner guidance."

East Central Ministries a Christ-centered intentional community committed to walking with the poor.  Offers  a food cooperative, a community garden,  English-as-a-second language and computer classes and many other programs and services for the residents of East Central neighborhoods in Albuquerque.

ELCA Rocky Mountain Region Hunger Network Linked to the ELCA World Hunger Program

New Mexico Conference of Churches Inspired by God's call to reconciliation in diversity, this is a coalition of churches joined

together seeking healing, justice, unity and peace through active ministries.

New Mexico Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry (LOGM) Its purpose is to advocate for justice, the protection of human

rights, the care of God's creation, the relief of misery with a particular emphasis on relieving poverty and hunger, and the reconciliation

of the estranged by speaking for those with little or no political power.

Presbytery of Santa Fe Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA, the presbytery celebrates the good news of Jesus Christ and seeks to glorify and enjoy God and the myriad expressions of God's grace in its every assembly, deliberation, and action.

Society of St. Andrew (New Mexico chapter) a nationwide ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated feeding the hungry through three gleaning projects: the Potato Project, the Gleaning Network, and Harvest of Hope.  The organization’s New Mexico office is in Las

Cruces

Surgite This Albuquerque-based company presents liturgical dance routines  at worship services of many denominations in New Mexico and other states.  The group also performs at retirement and assisted living communities and offers  liturgical dance workshops for people of all ages.