WhyHunger is a proud, new member of the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition (GNRtFN) and we were present when GNRtFN held
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Victory! A Food Sovereignty Win in Maine
Corbin Laedlein
Earlier this month, Betsy Garrold, the executive director of Food for Maine’s Future breathed a long, hard sigh of relief. “I sit at my computer
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Backpack Programs Provide Extra Help for Families in Idaho
Jess Powers for WhyHunger
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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Jon Batiste Receives WhyHunger’s 2017 ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award
WhyHunger
This article was originally written by Ilene Angel and published by the Huffington Post. To see photos from the event click here and to read
Read More2017 WhyHunger Chapin Awards Honors Innovators Musician Jon Batiste and Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger
Calondra McArthur
June 13, 2017 (New York, NY) –The annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at the Edison Ballroom and honored musician and Late Show with Stephen
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Food Justice Voices: Pathology of Displacement – The Intersection of Food Justice and Culture
Calondra McArthur
New Food Justice Voices issue out now! Our Food Justice Voices series is intended to amplify the voices and experiences of grassroots leaders that aren’t
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School’s Out for Summer! (And Kids Still Need Food)
Riley Link
While politicians recklessly propose cuts to destroy many of the basic living standards that help working and middle class families get ahead when times are
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