It was 40 years ago when Harry Chapin
was shouting to me below my motel room
about WhyHunger. He left the
world a much better place.
Bruce Springsteen | Musician and Founding Member of AAH&P

ARTISTS AGAINST HUNGER AND POVERTY

Artists have a unique power to spark change. Since day one, WhyHunger and its co-founder, the late musician and activist Harry Chapin, have been mobilizing artists and their fans to raise funds, build awareness and spark action. WhyHunger has partnered with hundreds of musicians, photographers and chefs to support lasting solutions to hunger and build the movement for food justice.

Join artists like Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono Lennon, Aarón Sánchez, Carlos Santana, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Tom Morello, Trampled By Turtles and so many more to build a just, hunger free world.

Aarón Sánchez
Firepit
We are so proud to be involved with such a transformative organization. WhyHunger continues to make a real difference in communities and lead the fight against hunger. Their spirit, tireless enthusiasm and vision inspire us to continue to get involved.. and in the words of Harry Chapin "When in doubt, do something" more...
Jen Chapin
“WhyHunger is a major part of my life and has been for as long as I can remember. As a long-time board member and volunteer, I am privileged to be part of the visionary leadership role WhyHunger takes in fighting hunger. Intellectually, our programs stimulate me; spiritually, our work inspires me and keeps me going; and musically, being part of Artists Against Hunger and Poverty links me with a vibrant, committed community of fellow artist-activists.” more....
Bleu
"Working with WhyHunger has given me the opportunity to get involved with both my local community and the world in a tangible way. I think issues of hunger and poverty are important to my friends, fans, and peers, but it's often overwhelming to know how to help. WhyHunger makes it easy for us to connect and make a real difference." more...
The Clarks
Michael McDonald
Savanna Sokolnicki
“As a singer, I understand how important nutrition is to my body; to my instrument. It breaks my heart to know there are so many people in our world struggling to find a meal. This is why I am honored to partner with WhyHunger, and to use my platform as an artist to help initiate change and make a difference.” more
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Foss
"‘I was drawn to WhyHunger because it brings nutrition, relief and hope to the world. WhyHunger answers prayers. That is huge. I am humbled to be a part of this magnificent team and I vow to keep Harry’s passion alive." more...
Shane Hines
“Each day, most of us take regular meals as a given and yet there are still so many people that are unable to feed themselves, their families, their communities. WhyHunger not only provides this basic need directly, but provides resources to help communities create sustainable nutrition. It is an amazing feeling to be part of an organization that meets such a fundamental need.” more....
Brandi Carlile
As a traveling musician, I have a platform and a social and moral responsibility to raise awareness and funds for community based organizations that combat the ever growing and completely solvable problem of hunger and poverty. Food banks were an essential resource for my own family and blessing in my life growing up. I will never forget that kindness and humility. Now, it makes me so proud to give something back. more...
Waynard Scheller
WhyHunger first caught my attention in 2015 when I was invited by Manasha and Keelin Garcia, founders of the Jerry Garcia Foundation, to perform music for the ‘Imagine There’s No Hunger’ benefit at the Hard Rock Café in San Francisco. The concert featured my band, Rainbow Full of Sound, with special guest Bob Weir. It was an honor to participate as an artist with such an amazing group of people helping people, and to be even a small part of John Lennon’s Vision! Maybe I am a Dreamer, but when we spread the kindness it creates a #RippleEffect more...
The Nutopians
Taryn Manning
It breaks my heart to see so many go without a meal. Its a true reminder to be grateful. There is an abundance of food on this planet, yet so many are starving. No one in this world deserves to go without something to eat. Its important to me that the less fortunate know we care about them! Everyone, everywhere matters and its time we come together and pay it forward. more....
Emily Kinney
Wigjam
Working with WhyHunger has given us the opportunity to bring people together through the power of music and help make a change. We all learn from each other and WhyHunger gives us an outlook and an understanding of the severity of the hunger problem. As we all join together and face this issue in which most people take for granted, we can make a difference! more...
Dean Marino
It brings me great joy and great pride to know that I am not only working with WhyHunger, which is such an amazing organization that combats this issue that is all too often overlooked, but that I am also doing it while doing what I love, namely, performing. more...
Carlos Santana
Cotton Patch Gospel
We are excited to bring a new generation of artist ambassadors on board to help fuel WhyHunger’s work in the U.S. and around the world. Interested in becoming an official member of our Artists Against Hunger & Poverty program? Contact Hillary at art[email protected] to discuss a program tailored to your needs. more...
Colm Gavin
"The full plate of food in front of us today could be reduced to a morsel tomorrow, none of us know the day or the hour we could fall upon hard times. For those down on their luck, a hot meal and a full belly is a lifeline, a chance to fight another day. I’ve long been a supporter of Harry Chapin’s music, but also his core moral principles. Why Hunger’s tireless efforts are invaluable, bringing hope to those bereft, feeding the hungry and uniting us in a common goal” more...
Jake Thistle
"One of the most meaningful things about music is the power it has to bring people together and create a better world. As a musician, it's a privilege to help channel that magic into positive action. Hunger and poverty affect everyone, even beyond the directly hungry and impoverished. Using music to raise awareness and funds that affect change is imperative; I'm honored to be a part of the team of WhyHunger AAH&P artists banding together to make a difference."
Rennie Pincus
I support WhyHunger because of their grassroots approach in not only providing nourishment, but building up communities to win the fight against poverty and hunger. more...
The Knights
The Knights were founded on the premise that music has the power to nourish the soul, build empathy, and mobilize community, and they are honored to work alongside Why Hunger and the amazing associated artists and musicians to help alleviate food insecurity locally and worldwide. more...
Dirty Heads
As a band we make music to inspire & bring positivity into people's lives. We have a strong message that we write & sing about. We felt it was time to take action on that message & actually do something about it. That's why we chose to partner up with WhyHunger, an organization that's changing lives on a daily basis. We’re excited & honored to work with such a great cause. more...
Martha Redbone
"WhyHunger's Artists Against Hunger & Poverty program speaks close to home for me. Being raised in Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, now recognized as the poorest state in the US, there are still many people who go to bed hungry every night. My hope is to continue to use my voice to raise awareness and do everything I can to make sure that our people are not forgotten..." more...
Jackson Browne
Chicago
"We worked with WhyHunger on last year's tour and invited everyone to help us do our small part to help feed America. They are a great organization and we are proud to work with them." (Chicago's Lee Loughnane) more...
FRZY
Growing up, my dad used to run the local soup kitchen, and I would go every week to help him feed those in need. To see people struggle to get something we need every day to survive hurt me in a way that I’ll never forget. I promised myself that I would always use my platform to help those in need, and as my platform continues to grow, so does my ability to help change the world. WhyHunger is working to eliminate the hunger crisis in America, and I can’t think of a better way to make sure that everyone is full of food and full of love. more...
John McMenamin
In the years since Harry’s death, I have been blessed with the opportunity to play and share his songs in concert with many of his fans who “Remember When the Music.” I am proud to continue performing as a member of Artists Against Hunger and Poverty to help raise money and awareness for the great organization Harry Chapin co-founded and that still serves to fight hunger and food insecurity on our planet. more...
Pete Dominick
"I support WhyHunger because of their founders and the principles they believed in. That food is a human right and that to fight poverty one must understand and strike at the root of the issue. I also support WhyHunger because I have gotten to know the people who work in and run the organization and many who are benefactors. I think they are amazing people doing heroic work and I would follow them anywhere" more...
Mike Rocket
As a singer-songwriter, performer, and educator, it's an amazing honor and privilege to be one of Artists Against Hunger and Poverty ambassadors. I'm really looking forward to making more people aware of the movement of WhyHunger while performing music. Combating hunger has always been a significant cause to help those all over the world. Hopefully, one day in the not too distant future, the goals of WhyHunger will be achieved so that everyone can live a life free of hunger and poverty. more...
Melanie Kraut
Why Hunger? Because I’m a Mom, community organizer and musician. Because I believe in identifying hunger and poverty’s root causes, challenging those systems and paving the way to sustained change. Because they are all about social justice, education, community and music, and so am I. more....
Light Warriors
With all of knowledge and resources available in the world today, no one should go hungry. Not one person in the world can survive without proper nutrition. WhyHunger's mission stating that nutritious food is human right resonates deeply with Light Warriors. There's a universal truth and unifying oneness to this mission and we are honored to serve it. more...
Otto Borsich
Harry Chapin was a brilliant singer-songwriter, a visionary and humanitarian of the highest order. He was the embodiment of one person using their gift to better the world. It is an honor, and a privilege to be involved with AAH&P. In a hungry world, there is no such thing as too many cooks. Everyone deserves to Taste the Freedom. more...
Marc Broussard
"WhyHunger embodies all that is good about the human spirit. Helping others in need is the simplest form of kindness and they do it on a daily basis." more....
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Tom Chapin
In a world with so many hungry people, WhyHunger is a beacon of hope.I am so proud to be a long-time supporter and Board member of this wonderful organization. more....
Sean McConnell
EVERYONE should have access to healthy food. WhyHunger is helping make that happen. Over the last couple years I’ve worked closely with a few amazing folks on their staff and I trust them. And to boot, the organization was founded by one of my absolute hero’s, the late Harry Chapin. These are just a few reasons why I’m so stoked to be a part of what WhyHunger is doing. more...
Brooklyn Queen
Pretty Woman: The Musical
Blurred Vision
"It is an honor for us to stand with Whyhunger in the fight against hunger and poverty. We truly believe that the root cause of most of our world's problems stem from this major crisis, and Whyhunger is leading the path in the 21st century to a hunger and poverty free world" more...
Chris Oflyng
"As a child I began to have major concerns about hunger worldwide when my grandparents told me about poverty overseas and the agricultural and economic struggles people were facing. It grew even stronger as a teenager on a family trip to Seattle when I saw the needs of the people right in my home, America. I hope to use my crazy sense of humor and passion for travel to spread the word and help communities in need both domestically and abroad. I am proud and excited to be making a difference in the world by working with WhyHunger, an organization which focuses on the root causes of hunger and poverty." more....
Steve Bodner & Damaged Pies
I heard Bill Ayres as a guest DJ on E Street Radio on Sirius & was blow away by what he said about hunger in America. It feels like the hunger crisis in America is accepted or just plain ignored so it’s exciting for me to know that WhyHunger is there to help people in need find food & resources as well as offer support & guidance to artists who want to make a difference. more....
K. Michelle
No one deserves to be hungry or live in poverty and in order to bring this to a halt everyone needs to be involved. Giving back allows me to pay it forward in hopes that someone will receive it knowing that they are supported even in their darkest time. more...
Terrapin
Terrapin is honored to be working with WhyHunger, Artists Against Hunger and Poverty. The spirit of the music that we play and how we approach our lives is grounded in community, awareness and action. WhyHunger is dedicated to creating a world without food inequalities, and Terrapin is delighted to use every resource we have to help support such a worthy and important goal.  We believe that by correcting food inequalities in our piece of the planet, we can chip away at a global solution one neighborhood at a time. more...
Davy Knowles
Judy Gorman
It’s a privilege and a pleasure to work with WhyHunger. I make music because while "it doesn’t change the world - people do - sometimes music changes people” as Pete Seeger said. Indefensibly people go hungry for no shortage of food in our land but of a shortage of awareness, empathy and will on the part of those with the power to change this. Still it can be changed. Peace and democracy can only exist to the degree that we have economic justice and no one goes hungry. more...
MOE.
Joe D’Urso
My involvement with WHYHunger can be summed up simply in a quote from Pete Seeger "good people, with live hearts, live minds, and live eyes.” - Joe D'Urso more...
Emily Sangder
"I want to use my platform as an artist and songwriter to inspire others and make this world a better place to be, and WhyHunger is the perfect organization to be involved with in carrying out this dream. The legacy of Harry will live on because of groups like WhyHunger and songwriters all over the world." more...
White Lightning
"White Lightning" began in a garage (where else?) in Lodi, New Jersey in 1977. Drummer, and WCBS "Chopper 880" reporter, Tom Kaminski says: "We are honored to be part of Artists Against Hunger And Poverty. Our friends at WhyHunger are on the front lines of the battle against hunger, a battle that rages every day right in our own neighborhoods. They help connect people to the nutritious food they need with a sense of dignity and hope. We are proud to support WhyHunger in any way we can." more...
Dead & Company
Photo credit: Danny Clinch more...
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PATH P
As an artist, I feel a personal responsibility to create art that’s community and humanity minded. To tell the stories of the people that need to be amplified. In that, my involvement with WhyHunger and full on support of the mission to eradicate hunger and poverty in America & worldwide is without question. I’m a stand for a transformed world & the best way to transform the world is to get to the heart of the problem and create palpable solutions to better humanity, from food security to social equity and beyond. more...  
Malinda Kathleen Reese
As ‘influencers’ and artists online it is our responsibility to ensure that ‘influence’ leaves a positive and productive mark on the world. WhyHunger acknowledges the artist’s capacity for serving as vessels for what the world needs to hear and employs their talents in a way that is revolutionary. I am simply proud to bring awareness to this wonderful organization and proud to know that we as artists are making a difference. more...
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Papa Roach
Dom Famularo
Modern music awakens the soul to lift people in challenging times. Art lifts the way we feel about the human condition. It creates a connection enabling us to effect change. I met Harry several times while taking drum lessons with his father, Jim Chapin. Harry said, 'Individuals may not be able to change the world, but individually we can bend it!' This philosophy resonated with me. Harry inspired me and changed the way I bend the world! Harry's vision was WhyHunger. It is that necessary connection from art to aid! I am 100% in and honored to be a part of this movement!
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Jacob Whitesides
I strongly believe no one should ever go to bed hungry, and I'm thankful I have the power to make a difference. I look forward to working with WhyHunger and my amazing Whitesiders to eliminate the amount of hunger and poverty in the world more...
Molly Tuttle
"I’m excited to donate all proceeds from my cover of Neil Young's song, "Helpless", to WhyHunger. They are working to eradicate hunger at a systemic level and understand that food is a human right. I believe in their work that addresses the root causes of hunger." more...
Drew Angus
“It's easy to feed the hungry once and forget about them tomorrow. WhyHunger tackles the bigger issue head on - teaching people to feed themselves and advocating at the community level so that hungry people can help themselves. I'm lucky enough to eat three square meals a day and so should everybody else. That's WhyHunger for me!” more...
Mark Weiss
My career as a photographer has been a dream come true. I am excited and thankful to be able to use my work to give back to the community by joining forces with WhyHunger— I would have never imagined, back when I was 15 years old and sneaking my camera into concerts, that I would make a living out of doing this. It’s time to spread the word that founder Harry Chapin started and do what one can to help those in need. more....
The Chapin Sisters
For us, WhyHunger is part of our family. We were literally brought up at benefit concerts and overnight Hungerthon phone banks, and as we grew up and learned more about the injustices in our world we felt more and more in our bones how necessary WhyHunger is and the work it does. We are honored to be part of Artists Against Hunger and Poverty, which connects us with a community of artists who believe, as has been proven time and again, that art and music can change the world. more...
Caspian Coberly
Caspian Coberly is a guitar wizard, singer, and music producer from Seattle, Washington. "I'm excited to join WhyHunger as an Artist Ambassador and believe in fighting for a world in which all people have access to healthy food" more..

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The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. Some people see things as they are and say why; I dream things that never were and say why not. A life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives. Over the years, I have been involved with many charitable organizations as a donor, board member and volunteer: The Center for Reflective Parenting, Heart of Los Angeles, Cathedral Chapel School, Good Shepherd School, Hospitaller Foundation, Rotary, Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, St. Martin of Tours School, Resurrection School, The Ebell of Los Angeles, The Knights of Columbus, Francisco Homes, Good Shepherd Shelter for Battered Women & Children, Get On the Bus, Homeboy Industries, Meals on Wheels, The Leukemia Society, Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women & Children, Lift Up the Vulnerable, and The St. Vincent de Paul Society. I recently went to work for one last charity and that's why I titled this email: THIS IS IT. I am absolutely thrilled to have joined Global Arts as an advisor. Global Arts is a nonprofit organization located in the Pico Union area of Los Angeles compassionately serving underserved children by teaching them music. Pico Union is a very old area of Los Angeles, as well as a very poor area. It is a very densely populated neighborhood of 42 thousand people, most of whom recently came from Mexico and Central America. The average family in this neighborhood has an annual income of $26,000. They are barely able to keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables. They are good hardworking people, who want to give their children a better life. They were always Americans; they were just born in the wrong country. I know the people of this neighborhood very well. I have two godchildren who live there: Gabriel and America. Global Arts is the only organization of its kind in the Pico Union area. Today, we live in an era of indifference, where the poor have become emblems of exclusion. They are often looked down upon and considered the source of all of society's ills. That attitude is an alarm bell warning of the moral decline we will face if we continue to give ground to the throw-away culture. For this reason, the presence of vulnerable people is an invitation to recover our humanity. When we show concern for others, we show concern for ourselves and for everyone. In taking care of them, we all grow. It is not just about them, but about all of us, and about the present and future of the human family. We should never look down on anyone unless we are helping them up. Global Arts' mission is to contribute to educational equity by providing exceptional music classes for underserved youth. We also provide professional development for educators. We cultivate a nurturing learning environment for youth. The learning environment is intentionally centered around music, community, and personal growth. We have created a learning environment where difference is valued, and where equity and inclusion are practiced. Music's role in a child's education is key in engaging them, sparking their creativity and unique voices, and improving their overall enjoyment and success in school. A vibrant, music-rich curriculum makes an immense difference in their lives. This is our third year and we currently serve 68 students. My goal is to serve hundreds of students, but I need your help and engagement. If not you, who? If not now, when? We could have all the wealth in the world, but if we do not have charity, then we have nothing. We live in a time of crisis where the divide between the wealthiest and the poor has never been greater. I cannot change the world, but if each and everyone of us does something to help, then collectively we can change the world for the better. I beg the great and the small to share with those who have nothing. I have gone to a place where very few go; that is often ignored and forgotten. I have gone to the Pico Union area of Los Angeles, please join me. To learn more about Global Arts and hopefully make a donation, go to globalartsco.org. If you have any thoughts or questions, please call me @ 310-437-9048. I am the luckiest person on earth to know a person like you. Let's keep the music alive and help the children of Pico Union.

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Artists Against Hunger and Poverty

We had a great time last night activating on site at MetLife Stadium for Bruce Springsteen’s visit back home to New Jersey! HUGE thanks to Bruce’s longtime support of WhyHunger along with the E Street Band, to our incredible volunteers and all the Springsteen fans and Spring-Nuts in the building!

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Tonight's the night! WhyHunger will be onsite at Bruce Springsteen's show at MetLife Stadium. We’ll be located near the MetLife 50 Club in the West Hall of the Stadium. Not going to the show? You can still support by visiting whyhunger.org/bruce/. We hope to see you tonight!
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Emily Kinney

Emily Kinney performs “Never Leave LA” on SiriusXM’s Today Show Radio for Hungerthon

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Jesse Colin Young and Steve Miller’s re-record “Get Together” available via SongAid

Helpless

Molly Tuttle’s cover of Neil Young’s “Helpless” featuring Old Crow Medicine Show & proceeds going to WhyHunger

Imagine

Carlos and Cindy Santana joined forces with SongAid and WhyHunger with their version of John Lennon’s “Imagine”