Bread's advocacy focus in 2012 will be on protecting the federal programs most vital to hungry people at home and abroad from cuts in the name of deficit reduction. We still have a lot of work to do to convince Congress not to balance the budget on the backs of those who are most needy.

This interactive, engaging workshop in the Philadelphia area will give you the tools you need to raise these important issues to your church, campus, or group and encourage people to advocate for and with hungry people.

Come join us, meet other Bread members and justice activists in your area as well as your Bread regional organizer Larry Hollar, and get energized to make a difference! Check out the online Offering of Letters campaign materials at www.bread.org/OL.

The workshop is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here. To locate the Health Services Building and the Villanova campus, look for Building 27 on this campus map or use an online mapping service.

Questions? Email lhollar@bread.org or call 1-800-619-9239.

For Pennsylvanians who live closer to Harrisburg, see www.bread.org/events for more information on the Thursday evening, March 15, workshop at Christ Presbyterian Church in Camp Hill.