‘Tis The Season: WhyHunger’s Annual Hungerthon Giving Campaign Kicks Off
Musician-inspired merchandise, celebrity auctions and experiences, radio partnerships and more raise awareness and strike at…
WhyHunger Press Releases
WhyHunger Honors Davis Polk Partner and Tony-winning Producer Brian Resnick with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for Drum Together Campaign
New York (October 20, 2021) – WhyHunger’s Come Together event took place at the City…
Come Together, Right Now: Ringo Starr, Max Weinberg, Matt Cameron, Jim Keltner, Steve Gadd, Cindy Blackman Santana and Nandi Bushell Team Up for WhyHunger Campaign
WhyHunger’s Drum Together features over 100 of the world’s greatest drummers for a newly released…
Statement from WhyHunger on the Modernization of The Thrifty Food Plan, Expanded SNAP Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York (August 17, 2021) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger,…
Statement from WhyHunger on COVID-19 Delta Variant Surge Impacts on Food Insecurity
NEW YORK (August 12, 2021) — The COVID-19 pandemic has had vast impacts on food…
HARRY CHAPIN’S VOICE AND LEGACY REMEMBERED
HAUPPAUGE, New York – June 22, 2021 It’s hard to imagine that forty years later we…
New Research Study: Emergency Food Organizations Reevaluate Efforts Post-Pandemic
New York (May 13, 2021) – WhyHunger – a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world – and the Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center at Duke University, today released preliminary results from their research study: ‘Impact of COVID-19 On Hunger Relief Organizations’.
Hard Rock International, WhyHunger and Yoko Ono Lennon Team Up to Combat World Hunger and Honor 50th Anniversary of “Imagine”
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 21, 2021 – Hard Rock International today announced its continued partnership with global non-profit WhyHunger and activist-artist Yoko Ono Lennon to launch the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign, a unified effort to raise awareness and funds to combat global hunger and poverty.
WhyHunger Executive Director Noreen Springstead Named to Crain’s New York Business’ Notable in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
New York (April 5, 2021) — Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, was dubbed as…
WhyHunger Releases 2020 Impact Report
New York (April 1, 2021) — WhyHunger—a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world—today released its 2020 Impact Report, summarizing the organization’s actions and initiatives to strike at the root causes of hunger. Throughout 2020, the 46-year-old organization, co-founded by late musician and activist Harry Chapin, focused its efforts on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening grassroots movements, protecting the human right to food, and transforming the emergency food system.