Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) The www. is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative
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National Hunger Hotline and USDA Launch Annual Summer Feeding Program
India Rodgers
The National Hunger Hotline, a service of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse, is partnering with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) to support
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WhyHunger Rocks #140conf!
Candice Comisi
On June 15th and 16th, I attended the New York City session of #140conf, the 140 Characters Conference. Now in its third year, #140conf features
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Food Voices: What Keeps Me Fighting
Andrianna Natsoulas
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food
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The White House Garden and a Brooklyn School Farm
Siena Chrisman
We're big fans of the White House Kitchen Garden – we love how it's helped to change the national conversation about food and inspired so
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Cash Grants of Up to $7,000 – HCSRA Application Deadline July 1, 2011
Candice Comisi
The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and
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2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day
Candice Comisi
WhyHunger’s 4th Annual Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day brought in food activists from around the country to meet, swap stories, share innovative ideas, skills,
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2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners are Honored in NYC
Candice Comisi
On Monday, June 6th, our 2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners were honored at our annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner. The evening’s honorees included New York
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Check them out – Food What?!’s Annual Strawberry Blast!
Lorrie Clevenger
Do you have a youth program? Are you looking for ways to engage and empower youth using food? Check out Food What?! in Santa Cruz,
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New Resource: USDA Introduces the Food Desert Locator
Lorrie Clevenger
In May the USDA introduced a new tool to help communities, city planners, researchers and policy makers locate “food deserts” in their own backyards. The
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