2 Cents A Meal - A Shared Hunger Ministry

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2 Cents A Meal is a program within congregations designed to remind us of the poor and needy at mealtimes. It encourages individuals and families to engage in a daily devotional exercise of collecting 2 cents per person for shared hunger ministries as they give thanks for their own food. Some people also include their snacks.

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http://www.hungernetohio.org/

http://www.eocumc.com/church_society/2cents_a_meal.html

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PersuasionPenniesPrayer

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Prayer: Embrace the larger human family as part of our own

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Pennies: Immediate service & long-range remedies to reduce hunger

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Persuasion: Impact public policy

40th District House Representative :Fred Strahorn

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50% to Church Hunger Project50% to Hunger Network Ohio

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Working for additional State funding for food banks

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Hunger Network in Ohio82 East 16th Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43201

www.HungerNetOhio.org

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In any given week, 207,700 different Ohioans receive emergency food

assistance.

35% are children under the age of 18, with one out of 10, under 5 years old

9% are seniors, often on fixed income and

deciding between meals, utilities, and

medications

1/2 choose between paying for food or

heating/utilities and 1/3 between food or

rent/mortgages

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Committing to Long-term Remedies

• The mission of the Hunger Network is to end hunger in Ohio

• The method is to change conditions which cause poverty

• The ministry is to advocate for personal compassion and economic for “the least of these” our brothers, sisters, and children in need

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C r e d i t s : C o m m u n i c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t

o f T h e E a s t O h i o C o n f e r e n c e

o f T h e U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

E d i t e d b y : J e s s i c a S t e w a r t

P h o t o s P r o v i d e d B y : H u n g e r N e t O h i o