Interfaith Hunger Coalition

https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/congress-must-strengthen-farm-bill-to-fight-unfolding-hunger-crisis

Congress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger Crisis A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight: it’s very likely that more than 1.5 million children nationwide have lost food assistance in the wake of unprecedented SNAP cuts in last year’s...

Our latest newsletter is short and sweet, announcing the dates of the gubernatorial forum sponsored by a coalition of food security organizations and World Food Day 2026. https://tinyurl.com/29m9ywsz

https://sourcenm.com/2026/07/22/more-than-10000-new-mexico-kids-have-lost-federal-food-assistance-in-last-year-new-analysis-shows

More than 10,000 New Mexico kids have lost federal food assistance in last year, new analysis shows • Source New Mexico New Mexico kids comprise 56% of the 18,000 SNAP recipients who lost federal food assistance between July 2025 and April 2026.

Great article on the visit by Sister Joan Brown and Rev. Andrew Black to the Arctic. Sister Joan is the former executive director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, which has been a great partner to the Interfaith Hunger Coalition. Rev. Black is associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe, which has also supported the IHC.

A Franciscan sister journeyed to the Arctic. She found a land teeming with life. With oil drilling threats looming in a federally protected reserve the size of South Carolina, faith leaders hope to reframe the Arctic as an ecosystem essential to life.

https://frac.org/cep-report-2026

Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools 2026 - Food Research & Action Center Many large school districts across the country report significant challenges keeping children fed and school nutrition operations running effectively.

Great to share a special day with Pam Roy, who was recognized by the city of Santa Fe for her role in creating and fostering food systems in New Mexico.

HOW CAN WE PRAY, with honesty and humility, for the United States of America? Sojourners asked ministers, writers, activists, and faith leaders to write prayers for our nation. Some have roots in this land that run deeper than the Declaration of Independence, others are more recent additions to the American tapestry. With words of confession, thanksgiving, and supplication, they wrote from their hearts. Some prayers ring with hope, others carry the weight of years of harm to the land and people. But all these prayers are written with love, a love willing to tell the truth, even when it hurts; a love that never fails. This is the truest form of patriotism. This is what it means to seek the peace and welfare of the land in which God has placed us (Jeremiah 29:7).

https://sojo.net/magazine/june-2026/trump-wanted-prayers-america-so-lets-pray?

Trump Wanted Prayers for America. So Let’s Pray What is your prayer for our nation as it celebrates 250 years? Here’s a place to start.

https://sourcenm.com/2026/06/17/repub/more-americans-are-hungry-in-the-face-of-federal-cuts-rising-grocery-prices/

More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices • Source New Mexico Families are facing rising grocery prices at the same time that many of the most vulnerable are losing access to the nation’s largest food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. More than 4 million Americans lost SNAP benefits between February 2025 and this Feb...