WHYHUNGER

Nutritious Food
is a Human Right.

Nutritious Food
is a
Human Right.

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Our Approach

We don’t just ask why. We find solutions to hunger that transform and last. Our answer is to build power with grassroots initiatives that nourish people and enrich communities.

Enrich Communities

Invest in sustainable, grassroots solutions and training programs that help community members grow their own food, elevate their voice and share their knowledge with others.

Nourish People

Connect people to nutritious and affordable food through the most comprehensive database of emergency food access organizations in the U.S.

Build Power

Support communities working to transform our food system by building social justice and striking at the root causes of hunger and poverty.

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Highlights

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goes directly to
program work.

91% OF OUR DONATIONS GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR PROGRAMS

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Harry Chapin | Singer-Songwriter and Musician

OUR ROOTS

WhyHunger Co-founder

BLOGS

WhyHunger Testimony Submitted for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health

WhyHunger Testimony Submitted for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health July 14, 2022 Introduction Hunger is solvable. Solutions to hunger and adequate nutrition already exist across the U.S. They are multi-faceted and interwoven and can be found in the ways communities most impacted by hunger, […]

A Q&A With The Chapin Sisters: Keeping Harry’s Legacy Alive

by Mackenzie Nolan On July 16th, we honored the 41st anniversary of the passing of our co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry’s impact on WhyHunger, and the world, has truly been larger-than-life. Harry’s deep belief that nutritious food is a human right and that everyone deserves to live a life of dignity continues […]

A Recap with AAH&P Ambassadors Colm Gavin & Emily Sangder: “Jeff’s Place: Celebrating the Music & Legacy of Harry Chapin”

by Mackenzie Nolan Last month, Jeff Pulver hosted a special concert experience to honor the memory and music of WhyHunger’s co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry Chapin embodied the artist/activist and was a visionary with a dream to end world hunger and poverty. Harry Chapin has shown the world and artists […]