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2014 WhyHunger Chapin Awards Recap
Earlier this week, the 15th annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards, “Hope to End Hunger,” took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York. The event was a celebration of those making a difference in the fight against hunger and poverty and honored Jeffrey Gural, chairman of the real estate firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, who has provided a home
05-06-2014
Youth Volunteers at Bushwick Campus Farm Speak Out
Chef Aaron Sanchez and WhyHunger visit EcoStation:NY and Bushwick Campus Farm (Photo by Diane Bondareff for WhyHunger) The 2014 WhyHunger Chapin Awards, “Hope to End Hunger,” is coming up on June 3! This year, youth from EcoStation:NY will be building an onsite farm installation inside the Hard Rock Cafe at Times Square. EcoStation:NY’s Bushwick Campus Farm is a living classroom
28-05-2014
East New York Farms! Retrospective Case Study
Our long-time partners and friends at East New York Farms! recently published an interactive case study that details the organization’s history from 1995 to 2011. ENYFarms, located in East New York, Brooklyn, engages youth and adults in food justice by promoting local urban agriculture and community-led economic development. The case study reveals the challenges and learning that ENYFarms has gathered
23-05-2014
youth — rob
23-05-2014
Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Jones Valley Teaching Farm
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 collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give
20-05-2014
Building Community Power, a New Online Project Hub
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new online resource, Building Community Power: A Grassroots Approach to Building Regional Networks for Food Justice, and invite you to explore this hub for the stories, resources and impact from WhyHunger’s four-year collaboration with grassroots networks. Meet individuals and organizations from three multisectoral networks working regionally across the nation to build food
16-05-2014
intro water
16-05-2014
Introduction: Right to Water
The global water crisis is an urgent concern for farmers, consumers and public health advocates. Learn why water matters in the fight to feed the world.
16-05-2014
Book Review: Blue Covenant
Peter Mann reviews Maude Barlow's book, Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.
16-05-2014
transforming your relationship with water
15-05-2014

Statement from WhyHunger on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Plan to Cut Food Stamps

New York (January 17, 2020) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs at WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by 14 states, Washington, D.C. and New York Read more.
January 17, 2020
Hungerthon Campaign Raises $1 Million to End Hunger for Good

New York (January 6, 2020) —WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world—today announced Read more.
January 6, 2020
Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements

Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements New York (December 4, 2019) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the tightening of work requirements Read more.
December 5, 2019
WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger

WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger – 34thannual awareness month and fundraising drive launches November 1 –   New York (October 30, 2019)—WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to Read more.
October 30, 2019


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Food Access Problems need Food Justice Solutions

Canadians have a right to food – sort of. In accordance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which the Canadian government ratified in 1976, everyone living Read more.
January 16, 2020
Solidarity, Education and Action! Comedores Sociales: An emerging movement in Puerto Rico

Before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck in 2017, a large percentage of Puerto Ricans faced food insecurity on a daily basis. In fact, Puerto Ricans were 4 times more likely Read more.
July 8, 2019
L’agroécologie

L’agroécologie permet aux communautés de définir eux-mêmes leurs propres solutions pour produire des aliments sains et conserver les eaux et les sols.   Read more.
April 12, 2018
Agroecology

WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method… Read more.
April 12, 2018


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