2014 Congressional Elections Elections Matter Booklet | Page 4

Bread for the World Institute, which provides analysis on hunger policy issues, developed this handbook to help Christians and other people of faith concerned about hunger and poverty become involved in elections. We hope that these tools will help shape efforts to educate the candidates. Aspiring leaders must know that U.S. residents are deeply concerned about hunger and poverty. How to Use This Handbook You can participate in many ways during the election season. By choosing one or more of these actions, you can help guide our national leaders to do more about hunger in the United States and globally: • Educate yourself and others on hunger and poverty as an election issue. • Engage with the candidates. • Encourage all people to register and vote. • Get your concerns before the media. • Register and vote! • Keep in touch with elected officials. This handbook will help you determine the best way to become involved and then help you do it. Please join us in offering prayers and working in a bipartisan way to make sure our leaders know that together we can solve the problem of hunger. 4 Joseph Molieri/Bread for the World