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March 12, 2024

Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones

Dear WhyHunger Community, As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is crucial to shed light on the ongoing struggle for pay equity! Pay equity is not merely a women’s issue; it is a societal concern that demands our attention and collective action. The statistics are…

June 17, 2019

The Current Farm Crisis Offers Opportunity For Change

This article was originally posted by National Family Farm Coalition. JFK, as it turns out, was not correct when he noted 60 years ago…

June 17, 2019

Empowering the People to Nourish: Right to Food in the State of Maine

A Q&A with Maine’s State Representative Craig V. Hickman and Quill’s End Farm owner Heather Retberg The state of Maine has been one of…

June 14, 2019

An International Agribusiness Show in the US National Congress

By Saulo Araujo and Betty Fermin, WhyHunger The US Congress’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held the hearing “Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector”…

June 13, 2019

The ROOT Report: From Food Charity to Food Justice in Arizona

For tens of millions of Americans—low-income families, working parents, seniors, veterans, undocumented workers—regular pantry visits have become a necessary and ongoing…

June 12, 2019

Statement from WhyHunger on 2019 Trump’s Biotech Executive Order

New York (June 12, 2019) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Modernizing the…

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June 10, 2019

Music Photos Of 2019: June

“John Mellencamp receives ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at the WhyHunger 2019 “Chapin Awards” on June 6, 2019.”

June 6, 2019

WhyHunger Salutes Musician John Mellencamp at 20th Annual Chapin Awards Gala

The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award,…

June 6, 2019

WhyHunger Salutes Musician John Mellencamp at 20th Annual Chapin Awards Gala

New York (June 6, 2019) – The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City…

June 6, 2019

The ROOT Report: Justice and Prosperity for Farmworkers!

Farm work is hard work. Hefting heavy produce, squatting for hours, wrangling animals, sweating in the sun and soaking in the…

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Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones