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Our Approach

WhyHunger supports communities in taking control of their own food systems and ending hunger.

Enrich Communities

We provide funding, training, and other resources to grassroots organizations and social movements across the United States and 23 countries, championing local control of food access from seed to market to plate.

Nourish People

We connect people to food where they are, when they need it.

Build Power

We build global solidarity through advocacy, shared learning, and power-building.

News & Upcoming Events

Highlights


91%

goes directly to
program work.

91% OF OUR DONATIONS GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR PROGRAMS

BLOGS

Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones

Dear WhyHunger Community, As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is crucial to shed light on the ongoing struggle for pay equity! Pay equity is not merely a women’s issue; it is a societal concern that demands our attention and collective action. The statistics are stark. According to recent data, […]

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Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones

Dear WhyHunger Community, As you are all friends of WhyHunger I welcome you as my friends as well. As my friends, I need to share with you a conflict that has been stirring within me. As a Black woman, every February I find myself conflicted. Conflicted because I know that […]

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The ABCs of Food Justice: K is for Kinship

As the crisis of capitalism and climate deepens, Indigenous people are leading the way in the defense of Mother Earth and humanity. Through our Global Movements Program, WhyHunger works to support the protagonism of Indigenous people in their demands for sovereignty, defense of life and wellbeing. And central to Indigenous […]

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