Our friends at Food MythBusters and Corporate Accountability International released their latest video yesterday, examining the myth of choice. The film exposes the fast-food industry's
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Snapshots from the Field: Salvaging Food in the Desert Border Region
Siena Chrisman
Three of us from WhyHunger traveled to Tucson, Arizona, for the Closing the Hunger Gap conference last week, hosted by Community Food Bank of Southern
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What Does “Grassroots Support” Look Like?
Siena Chrisman
As a grassroots support organization, WhyHunger’s mission is to work with community-based organizations and leaders across the US and internationally to multiply resources, share stories
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Stories from the Hotline: Choosing Which Meal to Skip
Christine Binder
Yasmeen from Detroit, Michigan, called the National Hunger Hotline because she was worried about her family. Her husband had lost his job a year ago
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Snapshot from Nicaragua: Café Infantil/Children’s Café
India Rodgers
Food insecurity is always a threat in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, where two out of three rural people
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Roots and Remedies
Suzanne Babb
At the end of July, I attended the Roots and Remedies gathering in San Antonio, Texas. The gathering, convened by the Praxis Project, is centered
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Food Justice in the Time of Human Rights Violations: Daira Quinones’ Struggle for Urban Agriculture, Culture, and Child Nutrition in Bogota
Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau
One of the first things I noticed on my arrival in Colombia was the overwhelming amount of local currency I received on exchanging US dollars.
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Community Food Project Grantee Spotlight: Mandela Marketplace
Siena Chrisman
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects
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Happy End of Summer!
Siena Chrisman
With Labor Day weekend already upon us, we're all starting to feel the summer winding down. We got an email today from our partner and
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SNAP Advocacy Resource Roundup
Christine Binder
In July, the Texas Food Bank Network unveiled a new website, StopTheHungerClock.org, to bring public awareness to the time remaining— 69 days as of August
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