Hunger: Bread for the World

Of faith-based organizations, none really does the job fighting hunger that Bread for the World does. These guys are so good, they were recommended by the very secular professor of my Econ and Hunger course -- that's got to mean something.

BftW works on a number of levels, local to international, primarily on food policy. What I really like about them is their focus on policy change at the national level. You can read here their policy statements on the different hunger-related issues the US government works on, both domestically and internationally. They work on lobbying legislators and organize letter writing campaigns, including letters to editors of various media outlets. Really, their goal is to educate and inform, in hopes that that will lead to change in our society. It's a worthy goal, and a good group.