Presbyterian Hunger Program

This week’s Love Letter from Andrew reflects on the need for human-centered AI, celebrates hopeful advances in clean energy and family farming, explores discoveries about soccer & testosterone, and looks at the amazing discerning power of plants. And, as always, an update from the garden.

https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/blogs/food-faith/love-letter-andrew-humans-ai-world-soccer-and-testosterone-and-discerning-plants

Excerpt: The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are vital for the growth and development of their brain and subsequent health, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. A healthy diet is a key part of that progress.

Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, according to research that analyzed more than 2,700 products on grocery store shelves. Nearly half of those items also failed to meet at least one nutritional benchmark for children set by the World Health Organization. https://cnn.it/4yKpBlc

The garden of a PC(USA) church in Georgia feeds the community and earns an Earth Care Congregation certification Some of the most profound lessons about stewardship come from the most basic places … like the green beans and sweet potatoes growing in carefully nurtured soil under a hot Georgia sun.

Register today!

Join our colleagues in Financial Aid for Service on Aug. 11 for a free webinar where they'll cover:
- An introduction to PeopleJoy
- A clear explanation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- An overview of Income-Driven Repayment Plans
- Key Federal Student Loan Updates
- Default Resolution & Private Loan Refinancing

Ready to take the next faithful step toward managing your student debt? Register here: https://bit.ly/4fOD5EX

Take action with Election Earth today!
Healthy communities. A healthy climate. A healthy democracy. They're all connected, and you have a role to play.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EUq4uWNaW/

Take action with Election Earth today: electionearth.org
Healthy communities. A healthy climate. A healthy democracy. They're all connected, and you have a role to play.

Election Earth helps you engage with confidence by providing trusted, nonpartisan tools that make civic participation more accessible and actionable. Join people across the country who are showing up, making their voices heard, and helping shape the future of their communities.

What is TPS?🤔Check out this blog from our colleagues in Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

New blog post: explaining the dangers of the Supreme Court's decision on Temporary Protection Status (TPS): https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/blogs/disaster-assistance-blog/danger-supreme-courts-decision-temporary-protection-status

Excerpt: “What does faith require of us? That we protect our neighbor,” she said. “Our vote is a tool we have been given to love the widow, the orphan, the stranger and the least of these. Walking away from the ballot has never protected anybody who was already unprotected.”

Except: Trump’s proclamation said the move “will better align the use of these public lands with the public interest,” citing the region’s deposits of critical minerals such as copper, nickel, and uranium, among others.

Excerpt: Stressing the importance of being in relationship, Bhattarai also spoke fondly of visits to Nepal by various PC(USA) staff members, including the late Sheku Sillah, who was PDA’s Regional Project Manager for Africa and Asia and helped with projects, such as the distribution of water filters, before his death in 2022.

https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/news/2026/7/17/partner-nepal-meets-with-pda-gep-and-others-louisville