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Promote poverty awareness on social media today

January 4, 2014

cartoon figures using social media

January is poverty awareness monthJanuary is Poverty Awareness Month so we have put together a number of easy ways for you to take action this month to help fight poverty. They’ll include opportunities to learn more about poverty and hunger in our region and the U.S., and to spread the word.

TODAY’S ACTION:

Help promote poverty awareness on Facebook and Twitter – and any other social media platforms you use!

Starting today and for the rest of the month, set your Facebook profile picture to
THIS IMAGE:
end-poverty-fb-2

Donate your Facebook status today with this message:

50 years ago this month President Johnson declared war on poverty. Yet today, 1 in 5 U.S. children live in poverty and 1 in 3 American adults will spend at least one year of their lives in poverty. Only by ending poverty will we end hunger. The fight must continue. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/JustHarvest

Post this same image with this message on Twitter:

Are we losing the war on poverty? Ask 1 in 5 US children + 1 in 3 adults. The fight must continue. Learn more: @JustHarvest

 

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January 4, 2014
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