Hunger and food insecurity are worldwide concerns, affecting our neighbors next door, communities around the United States, and our brothers and sisters in countries all around the globe. The United Methodist Global Ministries estimates that over 800 million people cannot regularly access sufficient nutritious food to maintain a healthy life. US and Global Hunger two of the four missions under the Poverty Core Priority of the UMC Church and Society Committee (https://www.umcjustice.org/what-we-care-about/economic-justice/).

 

PGUMC is very involved with hunger relief efforts through our Outreach Committee, who organizes many activities for helping with local and global efforts.  For information on those organizations and other resources on getting involved in bringing sustained relief to our communities, please visit these links:

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• Rise Against Hunger: https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/ (thank you to all who participated with their time and talents this Spring!)

• Food Bank of CENC: https://foodbankcenc.org/get-involved/volunteer/

• Inter-faith Food Shuttle Backpack Buddies: https://www.foodshuttle.org/backpackbuddies

• Family Promise of Wake County: https://www.familypromisetriangle.org/

• NC Council on Churches: https://ejc.ncchurches.org/food-justice/

• A Place at the Table: https://tableraleigh.org/mission/

• PORCH Raleigh: https://porchcommunities.org/raleigh