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Operating Guidelines
The Hunger Program is a ministry of the Outreach Ministry Unit of the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee and follows the policies and guidelines of the Presbyterian Hunger Program based on the “Common Affirmation on Global Hunger” as amended by the 203rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1991.

Priorities
The Hunger Program shall assist the church to address hunger-related issues through:
  1. Direct Food Relief – Providing food relief to hungry people through food
    supplements and feeding programs in local communities.
  2. Development Assistance – Providing programs which combat hunger through
    integrated development and empowerment of people in such areas as agricultural training, nutrition education, economic development, and community organization.
  3. Influencing Public Policy – Providing advocacy and support in just and peaceful
    means for policy changes which will provide food for poor and hungry people,
    empower their self-development, and enable them to be free from oppressive and unjust systems that fail to meet their basic needs.
  4. Life-style Integrity – Fostering corporate and family lifestyles sensitive to the reality of the earth’s limited resources and the critical needs of the human family.
  5. Education and Interpretation – Providing resources and training strategies to
    educate about the root causes of hunger and motivate people to action.

Criteria for Grants

  1. The proposed program shall be consistent with at least one of the five priorities of the Hunger Program.
  2. The proposed program shall work to alleviate hunger and poverty or to eliminate their causes.
  3. The proposal shall come from an established organization.
  4. The maximum grant awarded will be $2000 to any organization.

Additional Procedures

  1. Grant requests will be accepted year-round.
  2. Organizations applying for grants should
    a. Fill out the Hunger Funding Application in full.
    b. Provide a letter of endorsement from a Presbyterian Church
    (USA) congregation.
    c. Mail 2 copies of the completed application to:
    The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee
    Attention: Hunger Action Enabler
    318 Seaboard Lane, Suite 205
    Franklin, TN 37067
    615-778-0500, ext. 205
    d. Schedule an on-site visit from the Hunger Action Enabler

To receive a Grant Application, write or call the Hunger Action Enabler.