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September 22, 2025

You Can’t Hide the Truth: WhyHunger Calls Out Canceling of USDA Hunger Report

“Canceling this critical report is a slap in the face to the nearly 50 million Americans struggling to get food on their tables.” September 22 — Over the weekend, the USDA confirmed it is canceling the annual national hunger survey that has provided data and…

August 17, 2021

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, issued the following statement regarding the re-evaluation of the Thrifty…

August 13, 2021

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 insecurity across the country. As government aid starts waning and…

July 22, 2021

WhyHunger Joins Millions to Call Out Unjust UN Food Systems Summit

WhyHunger stands in solidarity with the hundreds of grassroots organizations and social movements, representing over 380 million people around the…

July 21, 2021

USFSA Documents the Fight for Food Sovereignty in the USA

by Timothy Karoff In October of 2018, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) hosted its fourth National Assembly. Representatives from seventy-one organizations and seven…

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July 9, 2021

Harry Chapin: The Short Story of a Remarkable Life

Reflections from Bill Ayres, WhyHunger Co-Founder & Ambassador Harry Chapin was a singer, songwriter, musician, social activist, husband, father, dreamer, and my good friend and…

June 25, 2021

SENATOR GILLIBRAND AND CONGRESSWOMAN ADAMS PUSH TO EXPAND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

WhyHunger stands firm in the belief that nutritious food is a human right and hunger is solvable. This is why we stand behind the Closing…

June 23, 2021

HARRY CHAPIN’S VOICE AND LEGACY REMEMBERED

HAUPPAUGE, New York – June 22, 2021 It’s hard to imagine that forty years later we are still fighting to end hunger and find solutions to…

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June 8, 2021

New research highlights a shifting priority at food banks: tackling the root causes of food insecurity

In the last 50 years, “a whole industry has developed around charitable feeding, yet we’ve barely pushed below the 12 percent food insecurity rate,” said…

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June 4, 2021

Land Grabbing in the Quilombola Community in Boca do Rio, Brazil

by Jusleen Basra The imposition of large, resource-extractive corporations on Indigenous and peasant territories around the world strips land access from local communities and deeply…

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You Can’t Hide the Truth: WhyHunger Calls Out Canceling of USDA Hunger Report