California Hunger Advocates Get Involved
Each May, hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from all over the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and support anti-hunger legislation. Low-income advocates, soup kitchen volunteers, nutritionists, food bank supporters and others concerned about the 3.1 million Californians experiencing hunger travel by bus, car and airplane once each year to participate in this important event.

The Lutheran Office of Public Policy in California hosted the California Hunger Coalition at the California Hunger Action Day on Tuesday, May 17. Approximately 300 people advocated for hungry people in the state of California. More photos can be found here.

St. Mary's Center is a recipient of an ELCA World Hunger grant and participated in the California Hunger Action Day. Working with extremely low income seniors, children and families, St. Mary’s focuses on basic needs so people have food, housing, an education, health resources and the support of a community.

Additional Resources

There are a variety of resources available on the ELCA advocacy Web site.

You can also check out the "Voices for Change" blog for advocacy issues.