Note: The Justice & Witness Ministry team is calling on members and friends to use the template below, and to send letters to each of these three in our NH congressional delegation. Henry Smith reminds us that sending a letter to each is important and keeps this critical issue on the minds of our representatives in Washington.
Community Church of Durham
Durham, NH 03824
May 2020
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Maggie Hassan
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Congressman Chris Pappas
323 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Senator Shaheen / Dear Senator Hassan
Dear Congressman Pappas
According to a recent Bread for the World report on hunger, "Malnutrition remains a leading cause globally of nearly half of all deaths of children under age 5."
Last year BFW lobbied heavily for a Global Nutrition Bill and Congress passed legislation to increase global nutrition funding to a total of $150 million.
Across our country and the world, far too many people, especially children, experience food insecurity on a daily basis. In the U.S., one in seven children lives in a food-insecure home. This is something that we should find altogether unacceptable in this, the wealthiest nation on earth!
The BFW report concludes: "Access to good nutrition for mothers and children should not be a partisan issue. By investing in domestic and international nutrition programs, we can help children get off to a good, healthy start in life."
As people of faith, we urge you to promote and even sponsor funding for programs aimed at combating and defeating hunger worldwide!
Sincerely,
(Name and address)
