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,
Read MoreNew 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
Read MoreWhyHunger heads West!
Brooke Smith
WhyHunger recently paid a visit to the good people of the Central Coast School Food Alliance in Santa Cruz County. Read our postings for details
Read MoreA Community’s Health Ultimately Depends on their Soil
Candice Comisi
Yonnette Fleming is a long-time WhyHunger partner and Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winner. Based in NYC, her work at Hattie Carthan Community Market in Brooklyn,
Read MoreOn the Road in Milwaukee, WI: Working Together to Build Community Power
Lorrie Clevenger
For over 35 years WhyHunger has been documenting and promoting the amazing work of community-based groups across the country, spotlighting model programs and best practices.
Read MoreFood Voices: The Landless Workers’ Movement of Brazil
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
Read MoreOn the Road in Northern California: Lunch Ladies Rule!
Brooke Smith
Most people think of English charm and a recent reality TV series set in Los Angeles when referring to a certain charismatic and accomplished chef
Read MoreApplications are Now Available for the 2011 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
Candice Comisi
We are pleased to announce that applications are now available for The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA), a national grant program providing economic resources and
Read MoreWhyHunger’s Jess Powers Volunteers with the Red Cross in Rainsville, AL
Lorrie Clevenger
Jessica Powers is the Director of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearing House. A former disaster relief specialist with the American Red Cross, Jess was called in
Read MoreLife in the Sonoran Desert Part II: Interview with Nina Altshul of TOCA
Brooke Smith
After driving several miles down a dusty road through the Sonoran desert — the stunning and snow-capped Babaquivari mountain range framing the horizon, the sacred
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