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February 23, 2023

SNAP Benefits Cut Amidst Rising Food Prices

Written by: Krystal Lee Millions of American households currently rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, to help meet their basic needs. Unfortunately, these individuals are about to lose hundreds of dollars from their monthly grocery budget due to cuts…

April 3, 2017

The Federal Budget Is A Moral Document: America, We Are In Hot Water

This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. President Trump calls his first federal budget “America First: A Blueprint to Make America Great Again. It…

March 30, 2017

How The Indigenous Zapotec Community Is “El Buen Vivir” – Living Well

“We eat what we plant. What we eat comes from our own labor. It’s healthy,” explained Don Carlos, a Zapotec campesino living in the village…

March 27, 2017

Food Justice Voices: El Sueño Americano – The American Dream

We are excited to continue our powerful Food Justice Voices series in 2017 beginning with El Sueño Americano – The American Dream. Food Justice Voices…

March 24, 2017

Join Us! WhyHunger Chapin Awards

Mark your calendars! We’re thrilled to announce that the annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards event will be held on Tuesday, June 13th at the Edison Ballroom…

March 21, 2017

Through Her Eyes: From the Intern’s Desk

I will not forget the first time I read Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty, WhyHunger’s latest publication that “features a series of…

March 13, 2017

America, We Have a Problem!

This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. “No problem can be solved on the same level of consciousness that created it.” – Albert Einstein…

March 1, 2017

Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty

Just in time for International Women’s Day, WhyHunger is excited to release our newest publication “Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty.” International Women’s…

February 27, 2017

Allyship

As part of WhyHunger’s celebration of Black History Month in the United States, we’ve shared stories of just a few of the important contributions Black…

February 22, 2017

Black History in the Food Justice Movement

To culminate Black History Month we interviewed mother, farmer, activist and scholar-in-training Shakara Tyler and asked her to share her thoughts on the impacts and…

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SNAP Benefits Cut Amidst Rising Food Prices