Commitment checklist: how to get involved
To be a part of the worldwide Caritas campaign “One Human Family, Food for All,” I pledge to one or more of the following activities:
PERSONAL ACTION AND SOCIAL OUTREACH
I will help start or join a community garden where I live
I will teach someone gardening or canning
Every month, I will donate money, fresh produce, or nonperishable food items to a food bank or community meal program, or donate them at church
I will share food with my hungry neighbors during lean periods/food-scarce months
I will teach my children and family members not to waste food and instead to show solidarity with the hungry
I will focus on not wasting food myself
I will provide one meal each week or month to a person/family in need of food
I will initiate a group to transport excess produce to those in need
I will talk with my parish priest about mobilising resources to help the hungry–perhaps through a second collection after Mass
Other
SPIRITUAL ENGAGEMENT
I will participate in a prayer service or novena devoted to hunger reduction
I will devote one day a month to fasting and praying for the eradication of hunger in my community and the world
I will organise a Mass to reflect on the goals of the “Food for All” campaign
I will pray daily, as an individual or with my family, for an end to hunger
Other
EDUCATION
Either alone or with a group, I will read or watch one of the following videos, skits, or books: [choose powerful hunger-related books and films from your country]
I will plan a learning experience for children in our community about hunger
I will teach others about eating healthful food
I will educate myself about how much of their income poor people in my area have to spend on food
Other
PUBLIC POLICY ENGAGEMENT
If my country’s Caritas has an advocacy mailing list, I will subscribe to it and will respond to one action alert to protect food and hunger programs in my country
I will ask my government leaders to consider the poor when local and national policies are being developed
I will support government policies that help small farmers and the hungry