2020 Virtual Advocacy Summit Action: Urge Nutrition Investments

Urge Nutrition Investments Amid Coronavirus:
Our Faith, Our Future

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a hunger crisis. Feeding America estimates that 54 million Americans will become food insecure by the end of this year. Globally, the number of people facing a hunger crisis could double, to 265 million, according to the U.N. World Food Programme.

Access to nutrition is vital in responding to COVID-19. Bread members from around the country are urging Congress to prioritize investing in nutrition in the stimulus bill. For up-to-date information on Bread's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit bread.org/coronavirus.

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Congress has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with swift, strong, and bipartisan actions. But more needs to be done. This outbreak is devastating vulnerable communities across the United States, and worsening the effects of hunger and poverty around the globe.

COVID-19 is a hunger crisis. Congress must make nutrition a priority in the next stimulus bill to assist those hit the hardest by this crisis here and abroad. Specifically, Congress should:

*	Increase SNAP benefits by at least 15 percent
  *	Extend pandemic-EBT to ensure children have access to nutrition this summer
  *	Invest $12 billion for the global response to COVID-19

God calls us to care for the "least among us." By acting on these three legislative priorities, Congress can help struggling people access the food they need to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Increasing SNAP benefits not only help families impacted by the economic downturn put food on the table but supports local economies in states. Every $1 increase in SNAP benefits generates more than $1.50 in economic activity.

For children, even brief periods of hunger can carry a lifetime of consequences. A pandemic-EBT benefit of approximately $114 per child, per month could be a tremendous resource for families struggling with layoffs and furloughs. 
 Unfortunately, the benefits are only available to families when school is in session. I urge Congress in the next stimulus bill to extend pandemic-EBT benefits into the summer.

Globally, strong U.S. leadership is needed to address the increase in extreme hunger amid the pandemic. I urge you to provide $12 billion toward global food and nutrition programs, emergency global health, flexible humanitarian assistance and urgent economic relief, and development of and access to new vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments.

My faith calls me to have compassion and stand alongside people facing hunger in the U.S. and around the world. I urge you to make nutrition investments a priority in the next stimulus package.

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Urge Nutrition Investments Amid Coronavirus:Our Faith, Our Future

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Urge Nutrition Investments Amid Coronavirus:
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