Umoja Half of the money we raise is going to an extremely poor area of Kenya, where we are providing school lunches through a program called Umoja. At this point IHI is providing school lunch in fifteen schools for more than 2700 students. Just $18 provides lunch for a student for an entire year!
Gleaners The other half of the money we raise funds a new effort by Gleaners Food Bank called Pantry Partners. This is strengthening the operations of pantries so that they can provide better service to their hungry clients. This feeds the hungry and also improves the system. So far there are seven Pantry Partners and IHI support has provided over 400,000 lbs of food.
Feeding People Together We are providing opportunities for volunteers to work directly to feed the hungry. We are doing this work in ways that bring us together across faith lines.
Bread for the World To change the systems we are also speaking up for the hungry. Along with private efforts like Gleaners and Umoja, our government has an essential role to play in ending hunger. Through Bread for the World we are asking our government to play its part.
Engage More People To accomplish our mission we need to engage more people and congregations. As people of faith we are called to help our hungry brothers and sisters, but many are unaware of the extent of the needs.
Build Bridges Across Faith Communities All of our faith traditions call us to feed the hungry. We come together in IHI because together we can do much more together than we can alone. And by coming together to end hunger we enrich our lives and build bridges that strengthen our city. We are building bridges through interfaith hunger events and volunteering together.
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