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December 5, 2025

Partner Spotlight: The Campaign Against Hunger

WhyHunger partner The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) has transformed a small community effort into one of New York City’s most powerful forces for food justice. What started with Dr. Melony Samuels serving 50 families from a church basement in Bed-Stuy has become a lifeline for…

September 28, 2023

WhyHunger Announces Amplified: The First Annual Hungerthon Kick-off Concert

Anti-hunger organization to host fundraiser at Brooklyn Bowl with Eric Krasno and friends, Celisse, Matisyahu and more NEW YORK (September 28, 2023) – WhyHunger, a…

September 25, 2023

WhyHunger Chosen as Recipient of Citi Foundation’s Inaugural Global Innovation Challenge

WhyHunger was selected as one of only 50 organizations around the globe awarded as part of Citi Foundations’ first-ever Global Innovation Challenge! The grant program…

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September 6, 2023

WhyHunger and Tedeschi Trucks Band Partner Ahead of The Garden Party in Boston to End Hunger

The WhyHunger Team has shared that it has teamed up with Tedeschi Trucks Band to offer fans a chance to win an unforgettable day with…

September 5, 2023

Tedeschi Trucks Band Launches Contest to Win VIP Concert Experience & Raise Funds for WhyHunger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sabrina Christiansen [email protected] / 801-836-0789 NEW YORK (September 5, 2023) – WhyHunger, a non-profit working to end world hunger and the…

September 1, 2023

Climate disasters are fueling the rise of “doomsday” seed vaults

“The answers are in the farmers’ hands,” said Betty Fermin, co-director of the Global Movements Program at the nonprofit WhyHunger. “They’re making sure they have…

August 21, 2023

Hawai’i wildfires’ “downward, spiral-like impacts” on food

Kristen Wyman, co-director of global movements at the nonprofit WhyHunger, told Axios that even though disaster recovery ushers in a “mass movement” around aid, long-term…

June 27, 2023

LGBTQ+ Organizations to Support

June is National LGBTQ+ month! There are so many amazing organizations that raise awareness, challenge discrimination, and provide crucial support for mental health and well-being…

June 27, 2023

Jenique Jones Named Executive Director of WhyHunger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Alex Kofsky 301-775-1851 [email protected] New York (June 27, 2023)—WhyHunger—a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human…

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June 26, 2023

How Benefit Cuts May Create a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Food Insecurity

Lorrie Clevenger, senior co-director of U.S. programs at WhyHunger, a nonprofit focusing on solutions to hunger, says she’s troubled that with the COVID-19 emergency ending,…

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