To the Editor:

What does your church do to fight hunger? Give food to the local food bank? Do a few volunteer shifts at the pantry? Good for you. Does your church have an extra $50,000 per year to help the hungry in our communities? That is what will be needed if Congress cuts hunger funds in the 2013 budget.

Will members in your church write letters to or call Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, urging them to sustain current funding for the proven safety net programs of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Women, Infants and Children)?