Hope on the Move: How the CROP Hunger Walk Fights Hunger in Missouri and Around the World

News & Updates | Posted Friday, August 1, 2025

Hunger is one of the greatest injustices facing our world today. According to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, an estimated 8.2 percent of the global population—or about 673 million people—experienced hunger in 2024. That’s millions of people who are unable to put food on the table for themselves and their families. The world …

From 3,000 Miles to a Three-Mile CROP Hunger Walk

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2024

About two years ago, Celine Woznica, who had spent 40 years of her life working in public health, began to have an inescapable feeling that she needed to support the migrants arriving at the border. As someone who had lived in Mexico for six years and was fluent in Spanish, she considered leaving Chicago to apply her skills and knowledge …

From Latin America, pride and thanks to CROP Hunger Walk support of food banks and local agencies

News & Updates | Posted Monday, March 23, 2020

Friends in Deed, an inter-faith agency that provides supportive services to meet basic human needs to homeless and at-risk neighbors in Pasadena, California. The Harvest Food program at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks, California, a closed food pantry providing healthy food to families since 2012. Crisis Control Ministry, a nonprofit that since 1973 helps people in crisis and …

CROP Hunger Walks & the sustainability of CWS programs

News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2018

In the middle of July, CWS staff gathered in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for three days of updates and team building. Since most of us work remotely, it was a rare chance to interact face to face with our colleagues not only around the U.S., but around the world. We were joined by regional program directors from the Middle …

Two CROP Hunger Walks, decades apart

News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Fifty years ago, I was married to a minister. We served the First Christian Church in Killeen, Texas. As the minister’s wife, I needed to find my way to serve, which  turned out to be as a sponsor of the youth group. At that time, many young soldiers from Fort Hood, teenagers themselves, attended our youth groups and events. The …

CROP Hunger Walk 2015: many faces, one goal

News & Updates | Posted Monday, October 12, 2015

This blog was originally published by Holli Long here. This year, my family and I participated in our third CROP Hunger Walk.  Well, for three of us, it was our third.  For my husband, more like his 10th or 12th or so as he grew up walking with his family.  It was the second year my kids walked more than …

CROP Hunger Walk Recruiter Discovers CWS’s Role in Disaster Recovery

News & Updates | Posted Friday, April 25, 2014

I’m passionate about ending hunger – and about being a mom, and being involved in the community.  This story is about how all those pieces of my life are fitting together – and yes, Church World Service is an important part of my story! My husband Scott, our son Joshua and I live in Longmont, Colo., where Scott pastors Westview …

My Feet Were Made for CROP Hunger Walking

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Feet . . . some people think feet are ugly. They don’t like looking at them, touching them, let alone smelling them. Others adorn their feet with rings, tattoos, polish, fancy pedicures and exquisite footwear. Still others take feet for granted, simply walking around to and fro without regard to the blessing of mobility. And then there are some who …

CROP Hunger Walk Youth Drama Group

News & Updates | Posted Saturday, October 19, 2013

This is the fourth year a group of terrific, socially conscious kids (ages 14-18) have created educational skits and activities to present to religious school children throughout the greater Nashua, New Hampshire area. Their idea is simple: to both teach elementary school age children about world poverty and hunger, and to inspire them to put their hearts and soles into …

Educate and Advocate: Portland’s CROP Hunger Walk

News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2013

As originally posted on Bread for the World’s Bread Blog: http://blog.bread.org/2013/04/educate-and-advocate-portlands-crop-walk.html Ending hunger takes a village. Churches, non-profits, and faithful individuals respond to hunger in different ways. Holistic approaches to fighting hunger acknowledge immediate need while also advocating for changes to policies that address the root causes of hunger and poverty. CROP Hunger Walks, community-wide events sponsored by CWS and …