Eco-Justice Journey Food Security Archives

February 14, 2024

Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis

Posted 4:20pm

God’s gifts of food and water are used as weapons of war in Palestine By Andrew Kang Bartlett | Presbyterian Hunger Program ‘How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a sibling in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but… Read more »

April 10, 2020

Food Banks are Supporting Communities in COVID-19

Posted 2:35pm

In return, let us support food banks! By Rebecca Barnes, PHP Coordinator Food is a basic necessity of survival. While in “normal” times food insecurity is a gross problem in the United States, we are now seeing huge surges in the numbers of people waiting in long lines at food distribution sites as COVID-19… Read more »

March 20, 2020

Responding Faithfully In A Pandemic

Posted 2:06pm

The current state of the world is new territory for many of us. As we respond to help slow the spread of COVID-19, routine daily movements are grinding to a halt. Shelves stand empty inside many stores and most restaurant owners have posted ‘Closed’ signs. Many people are worried about having enough to get through… Read more »

June 3, 2019

The Power of Community and Agency to Transform Society

Posted 9:35am

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization By Jennifer Evans, mission specialist for the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) During PHP’s spring advisory committee meeting, we visited one of our newest grant partners, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) in Chicago. In this predominantly Mexican-American community, their office is located in the Little Village neighborhood and appears… Read more »

November 21, 2013

The Advent of Hunger?

Posted 2:35pm

This afternoon I was talking with colleagues about our children, in relation to feeding them on a Food Stamp Challenge budget. Some of our parental thoughts: What if they don’t like the food? What if they don’t eat the food? What if they ask for seconds? What if they’re embarrassed by what they bring in… Read more »

November 20, 2013

Serving up Privilege

Posted 10:45am

Okay, let’s be honest. Making it to half-way point, I admit some relief as I notice we still have enough basic supplies and I know basically what to make for the next few nights’ dinner. This is crazy, though, right? Because my half-way point of one tiny week of life within a restrictive food budget,… Read more »

July 6, 2011

A Community of Gardeners

Posted 1:25pm

One of our visits to explore the connections between faith and environmental stewardship took us to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings where David Kimball and Rev. Brent long spoke with us about the church’s community garden and took us on a tour of the half-acre garden.

Collaborative Garden Project

Posted 1:24pm

Presbytery of Western North Carolina and Black Mountain Home for Children Growing Together Jane Laping, Stewardship of Creation Enabler for the Presbytery of Western North Carolina, sent the following information about the new garden project at the Black Mountain Home for Children. Read weekly updates about the garden on the Earth Care blog. Thanks to… Read more »

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