Last year, the U.S. government officially recognized Juneteenth as a federal legal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. In reality, it marks the date –
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Join us in Washington D.C. for the Poor People’s March!
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June 18th is going to be a big day. WhyHunger is a national partner of the Poor People’s Campaign and is excited to join them
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Reconnecting: A Visit with The Campaign Against Hunger
Colin Lawton
At WhyHunger, we value the relationships we have with the partners we work with, nationally and globally. Wherever possible, we appreciate being able to take
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New Research Study Analysis: Systemic Change Urgently Needed in the U.S. Emergency Food System
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-WhyHunger and Duke University World Food Policy Center Release Full Results and Analysis of the Pandemic Impact on Hunger Relief Organizations Study- New York (May 11, 2022) —Hunger relief
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WhyHunger’s Mother’s Day Q & A
Kristina Erskine
We asked some of the mothers at WhyHunger to share how motherhood shapes their perspective on all things food justice including nutrition, community and favorite
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WhyHunger Statement on The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
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–Biden Administration Commits to Addressing Food Insecurity in America– NEW YORK (May 4, 2022) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement
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Take Action to Help Stop Land Grabs this Earth Month
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Is your 401K threatening someone else’s food sovereignty? How about your tuition? These questions may not be comprised of parallels that readily come to mind for many
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Our Mission Explained: Hunger is Solvable!
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Over the last six weeks we’ve broken down our mission statement, unpacking the why? behind the words that guide our work. We
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Our Mission Explained: Food is not a privilege – it’s a human right
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Food is not a privilege – it is a human right. Everyone deserves and has a right to nutritious food today,
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Our Mission Explained: It’s never just about food.
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Hunger is never just about food. It can be difficult to imagine the impact of big, complicated problems on real people’s
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