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.

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Harry Chapin | Singer-Songwriter and Musician

OUR ROOTS

WhyHunger Co-founder

BLOGS

HARRY CHAPIN: THE SHORT STORY OF A REMARKABLE LIFE

Reflections from Bill Ayres, WhyHunger Co-Founder & Ambassador Harry Chapin was a SINGER, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN, SOCIAL ACTIVIST, HUSBAND, FATHER, DREAMER and my good friend and partner. He died forty years ago this July, but his spirit and legacy remain. I met Harry in 1973 when I started to host an […]

SENATOR GILLIBRAND AND CONGRESSWOMAN ADAMS PUSH TO EXPAND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

WhyHunger stands firm in the belief that nutritious food is a human right and hunger is solvable. This is why we stand behind the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021. Learn more in the below press release from the office of Senator Gillibrand. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 24, […]

HARRY CHAPIN’S VOICE AND LEGACY REMEMBERED

HAUPPAUGE, New York – June 22, 2021 It’s hard to imagine that forty years later we are still fighting to end hunger and find solutions to address why poverty still exists. As we approach the 40th anniversary of Harry Chapin’s passing, we honor and remember who he was; a singer/songwriter, Grammy […]