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
Read MoreRoots 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
Read MoreFood Bank Rebels (With A Cause!)
Christine Binder
"Close the Food Banks! Lay us off!" read the signs held by members of Freedom 90. Who are these people, you ask? A union of food bank
Read MoreNourishing the Garden State
Suzanne Babb
In the last few months, the staff of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse has been on a tour of emergency food providers (EFPs -- such as
Read MoreStories from the National Hunger Hotline: Surviving Sandy
Candice Comisi
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, WhyHunger’s National Hunger Hotline (1-866-3-HUNGRY) is fielding calls from hundreds of families affected by the storm, connecting them with
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