The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) fills the gap for millions of low-income children who receive free or reduced in-school meal programs during the school year.
Read MoreBeyond Bread: Healthy Food Sourcing in Emergency Food Programs
Katrina Moore
For years, WhyHunger has partnered with emergency food providers working towards healthy food sourcing. After extensive research, one-on-one interviews and participating in the national conversation
Read MoreBruce Springsteen Kicks Off Summer Meals Rock For Kids Campaign
Katrina Moore
Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Chef Aarón Sánchez, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Paul McCartney, Zac Brown Band and other activists are
Read MoreBuilding Community in Austin
Suzanne Babb
In January, NHC staff traveled to Austin, Texas to attend the One World Everybody Eats Summit and to visit with some new and old partners.
Read MoreThe Ingredients for Change: Elijah’s Promise
Suzanne Babb
Elijah's Promise is not your usual emergency food provider. Located in New Brunswick, NJ, this multi-faceted organization is using food as a tool for change.
Read MoreBeyond Emergency Food: Thoughts from both sides of the border
Siena Chrisman
Join WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse Director Jessica Powers on Wednesday, December 11, 12 - 1PM EST for "Beyond Emergency Food: Thoughts from both sides of the
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading Now: The Stop
Christine Binder
Last month, WhyHunger staff attended a book talk with Nick Saul, president and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada and co-author of The Stop: How
Read MoreHow Emergency Food Providers Can Help Long After an Emergency
Suzanne Babb
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of Shore Soup Project, a one-year-old organization in the Rockaways, Queens, New York, founded in the wake of
Read MoreBuilding Resilience After a Hurricane
Suzanne Babb
Last month, WhyHunger headed out to the Rockaways, an area of New York City’s borough of Queens that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, to
Read MoreCharity Can’t Fill in for a Shut Down Government
Christine Binder
Since the federal government shut down yesterday, the National Hunger Hotline has already begun to receive calls from people impacted, including a furloughed federal worker
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