The Hunger Action Team
For nearly 50 years, Providence Presbytery has worked to end hunger both locally and across the globe. The Hunger Action Team is in charge of the annual Dimes For Hunger collection. This program has raised more than $2 million -- one dime at a time -- to end hunger in our local area and across the globe.
The goal is for participating families to donate one dime for every meal, every day during the collection, which traditionally happens in October. Half of the funds raised each year go toward feeding hungry people in the five counties within Providence Presbytery. The other half is sent to overseas mission partners.
In 2024, Dimes for Hunger distributed funds to the following local organizations:
- Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen
- The Greater New Hope Soup Kitchen
- Plentiful Harvest Kitchen At Covenant Presbyterian
- Catawba Area Agency on Aging Meal Deliveries
- Union County Meals On Wheels
- Chester Ministerial Association Food Pantry
- Christian Community Ministry of Kershaw County
- Clover Area Assistance Center
- Fort Lawn Community Center Pantry
- Fort Mill Community Center
- Great Falls GRASP
- HOPE in Lancaster
- HOPE of Rock Hill
- KARE Kershaw Area Resources Exchange
- PATH in York
- Society of St. Andrews
In 2024, Dimes For Hunger distributed funds to the following international organizations: Diamonté Boys Home and Project Alternatives/Marketplace Ministry in Honduras, Heifer Project International and Fudación la Mision in Guatemala and Ministry of Hope in Malawi.
This page contains resources for congregations during their annual collection as well as videos to showcase the good work the collection helps fund.
Resources For Congregations
We have several resources for church leaders as they plan their Dimes for Hunger collection. The videos are useful to show to congregations or small groups to educate them about the program, where the money goes and how it is distributed.
Sixteen programs in Lancaster, Union, Chester and Kershaw counties received half of the collected funds in 2024. These include food pantries, feeding sites and meal delivery programs.
In 2024 Dimes for Hunger sent money to five different nonprofit partners in three countries. The donations helped feed people in Honduras, Malawi and Guatemala.
Resources For Children
Dimes for Hunger is a program in which everyone can participate! Even the youngest child can be helped to understand the important mission of making sure our local and global neighbors have enough food to eat.
This section has a list of resources to help facilitate conversations with young disciples. This includes materials for children's sermons and discussions around the dinner table.
