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October 17, 2025

Your “Why” is Connected: Finding Your Place in the Fight for Food Justice

Movements come in many forms—from advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and protecting Indigenous sovereignty to empowering youth, advancing gender equality, and defending human rights. Whatever drives your activism, it’s connected to the fight to end hunger. As WhyHunger marks its 50th anniversary, we’re facing a sobering…

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June 17, 2022

5 Things to Remember this Juneteenth

Last year, the U.S. government officially recognized Juneteenth as a federal legal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. In reality, it marks the date –…

June 15, 2022

Join us in Washington D.C. for the Poor People’s March!

June 18th is going to be a big day. WhyHunger is a national partner of the Poor People’s Campaign and is excited to join them…

June 14, 2022

Reconnecting: A Visit with The Campaign Against Hunger

At WhyHunger, we value the relationships we have with the partners we work with, nationally and globally. Wherever possible, we appreciate being able to take…

May 11, 2022

New Research Study Analysis: Systemic Change Urgently Needed in the U.S. Emergency Food System

WhyHunger and Duke University World Food Policy Center Release Full Results and Analysis of the Pandemic Impact on Hunger Relief Organizations Study New York (May 11, 2022) —Hunger relief…

May 5, 2022

WhyHunger’s Mother’s Day Q & A

We asked some of the mothers at WhyHunger to share how motherhood shapes their perspective on all things food justice including nutrition, community and favorite…

May 4, 2022

WhyHunger Statement on The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

–Biden Administration Commits to Addressing Food Insecurity in America– NEW YORK (May 4, 2022) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement…

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April 21, 2022

Take Action to Help Stop Land Grabs this Earth Month

Is your 401K threatening someone else’s food sovereignty? How about your tuition? These questions may not be comprised of parallels that readily come to mind for many…

April 15, 2022

Our Mission Explained: Hunger is Solvable!

Over the last six weeks we’ve broken down our mission statement, unpacking the why? behind the words that guide our work. We…

April 8, 2022

Our Mission Explained: Food is not a privilege – it’s a human right

Food is not a privilege – it is a human right. Everyone deserves and has a right to nutritious food today,…

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Your “Why” is Connected: Finding Your Place in the Fight for Food Justice