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HUNGER ACTION AGAINST HUNGER—www.actionagainsthunger.org Action Against Hunger | ACF International is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. BREAD FOR THE WORLD—www.bread.org Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, they provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities in which we live. CROP WALK—www.churchworldservice.org/crop Crop Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world. FEED THE CHILDREN—www.feedthechildren.org Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to , war, poverty, or natural disaster. HUNGER PROJECT—www.thp.org The Hunger Project (THP) is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, South Asia and Latin America, THP seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance, meet their own basic needs and build better futures for their children. MID-OHIO FOOD BANK—www.midohiofoodbank.org Mid-Ohio Foodbank is dedicated to feeding hungry people in central and eastern Ohio by collecting and distributing food and groceries. SECOND HARVEST—www.oashf.org The mission of Second Harvest Food Banks is to provide food and other resources and to pursue areas of common interest for the benefit of people in need. SOCIETY OF ST. ANDREW—www.endhunger.org The Society of St. Andrew was formed in 1979 as an intentional community of two families called to life and ministry together in Christ. It has grown into an ecumenical, non-profit, dedicated to leading others into lives of Christian community and service. UN —www.wfp.org The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. WHEAT—www.hungerhurts.org The mission of WHEAT is to educate, advocate, motivate and empower individuals to action in the fight against hunger. WHEAT strives to increase the understanding of the root causes of hunger and to act as a source and resource for individual and group involvement in programs and activities, which work toward the end of hunger. WHY HUNGER—www.whyhunger.org WhyHunger is an advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty. WhyHunger challenges society to confront these problems by advancing models that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food. HUMAN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL—www.amnesty.org Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized for all. —www.hrw.org Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. UN OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS—www.ohchr.org The High Commissioner for Human Rights is the principal human rights official of the . The High Commissioner heads OHCHR and spearheads the United Nations' human rights efforts. OHCHR offers leadership, works objectively, educates and takes action to empower individuals, and assists States in upholding human rights.