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World Hunger

Florida-Bahamas Synod World Hunger Team

The World Hunger Synod Team is responsible for raising World Hunger awareness within the Florida Bahamas Synod.

What can the World Hunger Team do for you?

  • Present or set up a display table to your Conference, congregation, Sunday School, other teams, etc.
  • Assist you plan and execute World Hunger fundraisers or congregational giving using our excellent World Hunger resources
  • Complete World Hunger Grant application.

You are invited to join our team to spread the Good News about World Hunger!  Contact Barbara Miller, Synod World Hunger Advocate, at milbar2016@gmail.com or 586-321-1118,

2016 Florida-Bahamas Synod World Hunger Grant Awards

 

If you are interested in being on the World Hunger Team, please contact Barbara Miller.

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  • 795 million people around the world – that’s 1 in 10 – can’t access the food they need to live active, healthy lives.
  • 1 billion people live in extreme poverty on less than $1.25 per day.
    That’s 14.5% of the world’s population.
  • At some point in 2014, more than 48 million people in the United States were unsure where their next meal might come from.
  • 7 million Americans were living in poverty in 2014. For a family of four, this means their annual household income was below $23,850.
  • On 2015 your support of ELCA World Hunger totaled over $21 million.

Thank you for your support for World Hunger. You can donate now!

Our 2016 goal is $24 million!  As of September 2016 the ELCA has reached $8.8 million

The Florida Bahamas Synod has given $146,090.43 (as of July 2016)
towards this goal.