Stories & Articles

October 13, 2022

How Forming a Union Helped a San Francisco Food Bank

When employees at a San Francisco food bank had exhausted all options to fix a toxic work environment, unionizing changed everything. Unions are often misunderstood or even thought to be a thing of the past, but today, workers in high profile companies and non-profits across…

July 25, 2016

What is Going On with GMOs?

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been in the news headlines a lot with discussion about whether or not GMOs should even have a place in…

July 20, 2016

Q & A with Raul Amorim: What is Agrarian Reform and Why is It Important?

I had the pleasure of sitting down with 2016 WhyHunger Chapin Awards honoree Raul Amorim, a representative for our social movement partner Brazil’s Landless Workers…

July 20, 2016

Emily Kinney

July 18, 2016

New Report: How Hungry Is America?

The “How Hungry Is America” hardship report was recently published by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and highlights the progress made in the fight…

July 14, 2016

Remembering Harry Chapin

I never met Harry Chapin, but because WhyHunger has been so profoundly shaped by Harry’s vision, values, energy, and music, sometimes it feels like I…