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May 20, 2024

Beyond the Bowl: The Ubiquitous Wonder of Rice

How do you like your rice? Steamed, fluffy, and the perfect accompaniment to a savory dish? Fried, golden brown, and a crowd-pleasing side? Rice is a global staple, a blank canvas for culinary creations across continents. But this unassuming grain offers so much more than…

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April 2, 2020

Statement from WhyHunger on New Unemployment Numbers: “Food banks and food pantries are not going to be able to absorb this level of need.”

Noreen Springstead, executive director, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the newest unemployment numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “Another 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment,…

Statement from WhyHunger on New Unemployment Numbers: “Food banks and food pantries are not going to be able to absorb this level of need.”

April 2, 2020

Statement from WhyHunger on New Unemployment Numbers: “Food banks and food pantries are not going to be able to absorb this level of need.”

New York (April 2, 2020) – Noreen Springstead, executive director, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the newest unemployment numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “Another 6.6…

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March 31, 2020

Pennsylvania Food Bank Draws Mile-long Line of Cars as Trump Approves State’s Coronavirus Disaster Declaration

WhyHunger’s executive director Noreen Springstead, told Newsweek that the SNAP program was an important tool in staving off increased levels of hunger. “It needs to be amplified because…

March 30, 2020

Limited Resources and Increasing Demand: How the COVID-19 Crisis is Putting Emergency Food Organizations Under Pressure

There are now more confirmed Coronavirus cases in the U.S. than in any other country. As the severity of the crisis escalates, empty grocery store…

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March 27, 2020

Coronavirus Shutdown Has Left Many People ‘Desperate For Food,’ Hunger Nonprofit Says

The call volume has increased by 300 percent just in a short period. We have had people calling, desperate for food,” WhyHunger’s executive director Noreen…

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March 26, 2020

The People Providing Our Food Are Essential; We Must Treat Them That Way

Healthcare workers are heroically fighting the COVID-19 pandemic the best they can, improvising and innovating, despite federal disinvestment, the deprioritization of science, and a mentality…

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March 23, 2020

WhyHunger Co-Founder & Ambassador, Bill Ayres Remembers Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers was a wonderful friend and early supporter of WhyHunger. Here is how it all started. Harry…

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March 23, 2020

Phish Announces ‘Dinner And A Movie: An Archival Video Series’

Phish chose the WhyHunger non-profit organization to support through the first replay. Donations made to the band’s The WaterWheel Foundation on Tuesday will be donated…

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March 19, 2020

How to help, or get help, in Philly during coronavirus

If you are looking for food assistance, call the WhyHunger Hotline: 1-800-5HUNGRY or 212-629-8850, ext. 4, or text your zip code to 1-800-548-6479 to find a…

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