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A mountain community in Guatemala is learning how to grow its own food in a greenhouse as part of
a long-term development project funded by private, church-related organizations. Poverty-focused
development assistance from the U.S. government does work in poor countries like this as well.
The Federal Budget Mill
It seemed not too long ago that we were talking about the fiscal
year 2014 budget. Now that President Barack Obama has submitted
his proposed FY 2015 budget, it is worth reviewing the annual budget
process–and why it is such a crucial part of Bread’s advocacy work.
Simply put, if Congress passes a law to begin or continue a program (an
action called authorization), it cannot become a reality unless Congress
determines the funding level for it (an action called appropriations).
Many of the programs that Bread has successfully advocated for through
the annual Offering of Letters and other campaigns need to be funded
through the annual federal budget process.
Deciphering PFDA
Of course, as an anti-hunger organization, Bread is concerned about the specific
parts of the budget that touch on hunger and poverty. Bread refers to all of these
(See PFDA on page 2)
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BREAD FOR THE WORLD
is a collective Christian voice
urging our nation’s decision
makers to end hunger
at home and abroad
March-April 2014 | www.bread.org
ACT NOW!
Contact your members of
Congress (800-826-3688), and
tell them you support robust
funding for poverty-focused
development assistance
programs in all upcoming budget
and appropriations negotiations.
Recently, President Obama
released his budget for fiscal
year 2015.
While he recommends increasing
international development
assistance accounts and other
vital programs, some reductions
in funding for life-saving global
health and humanitarian
assistance accounts were
proposed.
We must ensure that Congress
enacts higher funding allocations
for these accounts in FY 2015.