When the Rhode Island Community Food Bank surveyed their clients, they were surprised to learn that 44% reported having at least one household member in “fair to
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School Breakfast on the Border: Update from El Paso, Texas
Jess Powers
El Paso is geographically isolated in Far West Texas, but the community is tightly knit. Together with Ciudad Juárez across the US-Mexico border and Las
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Hunger Is Spotlight Island Innovation: School Breakfast Participation in Hawaii
Jess Powers
“You pay a price for living in paradise,” says Gavin Thornton, co-executive director of the Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice. The fiftieth state
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Backpack Programs Provide Extra Help for Families in Idaho
Jess Powers
Idaho Foodbank provides 63,000 food backpacks annually and over 46,000 summer meals for kids within the state. Kyle Silverman is the Nutrition Services Manager of
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New Allies Help Summer Meal Programs in California
Jess Powers
When Patrice Chamberlain met with local police chiefs to explain why they should care about summer meals, she steadied herself for a “big sell.” To
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Food is a Right, Not an Act of Charity
Jess Powers
WhyHunger’s Director of the Nourish Network for the Right to Food, Jessica Powers, gave the keynote address at Hunger Action Network of New York State’s
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Webinar: How Can the Right to Food Inform Emergency Food in the US?
Jess Powers
WhyHunger is pleased to announce a new webinar on the Right to Food and how the human rights framework can inform emergency food in the
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Surplus and Suffering: Book Review of “First World Hunger Revisited”
Jess Powers
First World Hunger Revisited: Food Charity or the Right to Food? examines the failure of neoliberal economic policy and globalization to adequately address hunger amidst
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WhyHunger News: Nourish Network for the Right to Food
Jess Powers
WhyHunger believes that nutritious food is a human right, protecting the right for all people to live in dignity, free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. It
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A Brief History of the Emergency Food System
Jess Powers
In April, I had the pleasure of attending the California Association of Food Banks conference in Sacramento, CA. A wide selection of engaging workshops ranged
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