Feed the Hungry
“For I was hungry and you gave me food.” (Matthew 25:35)
At one time or another, just about everyone has been hungry, but the reasons vary from dieting to dire poverty. Too many of the world’s people have neither the resources to grow their own 
food, nor the money to buy food; more than one billion people live on one dollar or less per day.
But today’s Catholics face these challenges because “our faith demands that we be creatively engaged in sharing the food that sustains life. There is no more basic human need.”
Did you know that:
· Hunger-related diseases claim about 24,000 lives each day.
· Nearly 800 million of the world’s 840 million malnourished people live in developing countries, including 150 million children age five and under.
· In U.S. households, over 35.5 million people, including almost 12.6 million children, experience hunger or the risk of hunger.
· Overfed people in wealthy countries equal the number of the world’s hungry or malnourished people.
· Hunger is a symptom of poverty and inequality, and not of food scarcity, because the world produces enough food to feed each person between 3,000 to 4,000 calories per day.
As God’s hands on Earth, we can help alleviate hunger. Here are some suggestions:
· Learn more about the causes of widespread global hunger by visiting The Hunger Site.
· Share your meals with those who may be forgotten, live alone, or can’t afford to buy their own.
· Advocate for the hungry and support policies that address their needs at home or abroad.
· Never waste food; many millions of hungry people could be fed on food wasted in the U.S. alone.
· Volunteer your time to cook and deliver wholesome food to the needy in your community.
· Visit Bread for the World to learn more about ending hunger in our time.
Click on the following links to learn more.
Feed the Hungry + Give Drink to the Thirsty + Clothe the Naked
Shelter the Homeless + Visit the Sick + Visit the Imprisoned + Bury the Dead