Letters to urge help for feeding hungry

It sounds so obvious: Parents want to do their best to care for their children. But many hard-working Americans struggle to feed their families, especially low-income  workers. Hunger will persist in our country as long as people lack the resources to buy food. Current tax credits were designed to help low-income workers meet their basic needs, including food. These programs are falling short of their intent resulting in millions of children trying to learn, play and live without adequate nutrition. In 2010, these tax policies are due to expire. Congress will decide which ones to renew or change. The needs of low income families and hungry children will be lost in this debate unless our senators and representatives hear from us. That is why we at SI. Paul are participating in the Bread for the World's 2010 Offering of Letters. Bread for the World has a long history of working to expand the national nutrition programs, our country's safety net for vulnerable people. The Offering of Letters will push for changes in the U. S. tax code to expand existing tax credits to low-income working people, including strengthening the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that enables working parents to educate and feed their children. Our Offering of Letters will be the first weekend in November. Watch the bulletin for more information. You can also learn more at www.bread.org.

NOTE: The next Social Justice meeting will be Sunday, October 10, in Room III at 9:30 a.m.