2025 CROP Hunger Walk

Walk. Give. Change the world.

On Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1pm, members of several regional churches will join together for the Hyattsville CROP Hunger Walk at David C. Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781.

Also, on Tuesday, April 8, Franklins Restaurant, Brewery, and General Store will contribute a portion of sales to CROP Walk expenses. Be sure to let the server or cashier know that you are with the Hyattsville CROP Walk.

CROP Walk funds will go 25% to Help by Phone, which stocks local food pantries, and 75% to Church World Service (CWS), which expects to be focusing CROP Walk funds on refugee assistance this year.

CWS has partnered with USAID for years. As USAID funding and USAID programs are stopped globally, this means in some communities, CWS is now the only agency there to help. As the government steps away, CWS wants to step in and fill the gap for people who are already living on the edge of survival. However, recent federal policy and funding changes have also severely impacted CWS programs. CWS access to federal reimbursements for critical costs has been drastically reduced. As a result, there is a massive funding gap for essential needs like food, clothing, shelter and severe medical needs for families fleeing war and persecution, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied children, and communities battling hunger and poverty. CROP Hunger Walks provide flexible funding that can be used wherever the need is greatest.

Donation envelopes are available for pick-up from Naomi Littlefield (202) 246-1072 littlefieldnaomi@gmail.com

Greenbelt Community Church has participated in this Hunger Walk for over three decades! The picture posted here was taken in 1997. The amount of funds we have raised has ranged from about $7k in 2020, when the Walk and our church services were virtual, to around $17K in 2012, when we had around 100 walkers. Last year we set a goal of raising $10K and succeeded in raising $8K. Due to the critical need this year, we are setting a goal of raising $12K, which is an ambitious 50% increase over what was raised last year.