Rise Against Hunger

Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. 

Rise Against Hunger works in countries worldwide to fight hunger, targeting communities facing high rates of food insecurity. We provide volunteer-packaged meals and other assistance, often through school feeding programs, to support nutrition, education and health for children and families facing hunger right now. We also partner with local leaders to implement sustainable agriculture and income-generating projects that support long-term solutions to food security and empower communities to become self-reliant and thrive.

The first Sunday of each month is designated as a Rise Against Hunger Sunday. A special offering is taken at both First UMC Vandergrift and New Beginnings UMC. The donations are then used during a packaging event in September. Our two churches along with 5 other churches in the community come together to package meals. This year, 65 volunteers helped to package 20,000 meals in two hours. The meals will be sent to a school in South Sudan. A total of $8,464.22 was raised between the seven churches.