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January 27, 2023

An Intern-view with Noreen Springstead

As we continue to celebrate the 30+ year legacy of Noreen Springstead as our Executive Director and friend before she moves on into a new career chapter, our Communications intern, Krystal Lee took a moment to ask Noreen some questions about her experience, favorite moments…

December 12, 2016

Defending and Growing Food and Nutrition Programs After the Election

On a rainy November evening, WhyHunger co-founder and ambassador Bill Ayres joined scholar, activist and WhyHunger Board Member Jan Poppendieck for a conversation with the…

December 9, 2016

2016 WhyHunger Holiday Gift Guide

Tis’ the season! This time of year we’re all thinking about special gifts that we can give to loved ones, so how about making sure…

December 5, 2016

Lessons From Standing Rock

The Sioux Tribe and water keepers everywhere have something to celebrate with Obama’s Executive order to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline through…

November 23, 2016

Storytelling Spotlight: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Amanda Staples and Matt McFarland seem to have a secret garden. Except that, unlike in the famous story, their garden has only three tall, vine-covered…

November 17, 2016

Stand with Standing Rock

*The above photo was taken by Charlotte Dillon. WhyHunger stands in solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. The fight…

November 15, 2016

Pension Funds Fuel Land Grabs in Brazil

This is a repost of an article originally written and published by GRAIN. Could your pension be pushing small farmers off their land? Around the…

November 9, 2016

Election 2016: WhyHunger’s Reflection and Resolve

Like so many of our fellow Americans, the staff at WhyHunger gathered this morning to reflect on a moment in our collective history that has…

November 8, 2016

The Repression and Criminalization of Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement Must Stop!

The below statement was drafted by Maria Luisa Mendonça of the Justice and Human Rights Network (Rede Social). WhyHunger stands in solidarity with our partner,…

November 7, 2016

New! 2015 Annual Report

WhyHunger’s 2015 Annual Report has just been released! This report is full of our achievements and impacts over the past year as we continue to…

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An Intern-view with Noreen Springstead