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The Intern Diaries: Setting the Community Table
By Kelsey Montgomery, WhyHunger Communications Intern
25-07-2013
Food and Farm Bill: What Now?
As you may have heard, the Food and Farm Bill is on the move again, as Congress attempts to pass the legislation before the one-year extension of the bill expires on September 30. The latest maneuvers are almost unprecedented in the history of the Food and Farm Bill as we know it: the House of Representatives has passed a new
23-07-2013
Filling Our Bowls
Filling Our Bowls
23-07-2013
Global Mobilization for the Right to Food
In the face of corporations not only attempting to control the food system, but to control the very policies and institutions that are supposed to be protecting us, the only fighting chance that people’s movements across the globe have is to be vigilant, organized and unified. This was the resounding message at the launch of the Global Network for the
22-07-2013
Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Resources for Struggling Parents
Meet Mike, a single father from a small town in Florida, who called the National Hunger Hotline after finding the number in the phonebook. His ex-wife recently moved to Ohio with their two daughters, ceding him custody of their three-year-old son. Mike explained that he is unemployed and searching for a job, and in the meantime he is also working
18-07-2013
Martha Redbone
18-07-2013
Blurred Vision 2
17-07-2013
Blurred Vision
17-07-2013
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Honored With Four Freedoms Medal!
Congratulations are in order once again for WhyHunger friends the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, honored with this year's prestigious Four Freedoms Medal from the Roosevelt Institute! Recognizing two decades of farmworkers’ struggle for human and economic rights and the unprecedented advances of the Fair Food Program, the award places the CIW among a worthy group of recipients including Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Carter and
15-07-2013
High in the Sky: Rooftop Farming in Hell’s Kitchen
National Hunger Clearinghouse staff visited the Hell’s Kitchen Rooftop Farm Project as part of an urban agriculture tour put on by the Partnership for a Healthier Manhattan. This coalition of community organizations, funded by a CDC Community Transformation Grant, is looking at how urban agriculture can be used to increase access to healthier food. Through site visits and interviews, the
10-07-2013

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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