About 22 years ago, Karen Washington and her neighbor, Jose Lugo, began the process of turning an empty garbage ridden lot into a flourishing community
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The ROOT Report- Stories From the Frontlines: Food Access for Millions of New Yorkers in Crisis
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WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and
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The ROOT Report: Teens Nourishing Community
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Growing up in the Caribbean, Sam and her brother could always count on healthy meals at home and school lunches prepared
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Lesson Learned in Detroit: How Important is Narrative Change?
Calondra McArthur
The answer is, very. I came to this conclusion after a recent trip to Detroit, MI, also known as the “motor city.” I was there
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La Finca Del Sur: Gardening for Social Justice in the South Bronx
Evangeline Graham
On a triangle of land in the South Bronx, gardeners at the urban farm La Finca Del Sur are growing strawberries through the concrete. The farm
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Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Ingersoll Gardens
Katrina Moore
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and
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Building Community Power With the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Katrina Moore
By Thomas Fisher, WhyHunger Communications Intern, Summer 2014. From 1985-2013, WhyHunger recognized hundreds of innovative and inspired grassroots organizations across the nation with the Harry
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Urban Agriculture Meets Food Justice in Growing Cities Documentary
Katrina Moore
This is a guest post from Dan Susman, Director/Producer of the documentary film Growing Cities. Many of WhyHunger’s partners, including Karen Washington, Malik Yakini, Growing
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Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Jones Valley Teaching Farm
Katrina Moore
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most
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Building Community in Austin
Suzanne Babb
In January, NHC staff traveled to Austin, Texas to attend the One World Everybody Eats Summit and to visit with some new and old partners.
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