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The 2014 Farm Bill: A Reflection After 40 Years of Advocacy
By WhyHunger Executive Director Bill Ayres Having worked to end hunger and poverty for the last 40 years, I know that the passage of a new farm bill is a time of great change -- sometimes for the better; usually, in the recent era, for the worse. In talking to colleagues across the anti-hunger and food justice communities in the
07-03-2014
Community Food Projects RFA Released
The USDA has issued a request for applications for the 2014 Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. Grants go to projects that work toward developing community food sovereignty, responding to the nutritional and educational needs of low-income individuals, and planning and innovating food systems solutions. Grants are awarded up to $250,000, and this year, you don’t have to be a 501(c)(3)
07-03-2014
Community Food Projects RFA Released
The deadline is March 31, 2014.
07-03-2014
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06-03-2014
Center on Race, Poverty & Environment CFP Assistance
Thinking About Applying for a USDA Community Food Projects Grant? Need Assistance? CRPE can provide assistance and connect you with resources to develop and submit proposals for this USDA grant opportunity.
06-03-2014
First Nations Development Institute CFP Assistance
Thinking About Applying for a USDA Community Food Projects Grant? Need Assistance? First Nations Development Institute Can Help!
06-03-2014
fin’s farm cow
05-03-2014
fin’s farm cheese
05-03-2014
New Partnership with Fin’s Farm
Fin's Farm will now donate a portion of their proceeds to WhyHunger.
05-03-2014
Steve Bodner & Damaged Pies
04-03-2014

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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