"Close the Food Banks! Lay us off!" read the signs held by members of  Freedom 90. Who are these people, you ask? A union of food bank and emergency meal program volunteers based in Ontario, Canada, the members of Freedom 90 are getting on the mic about the what they envision for the future of food banks: empowerment, not charity. Which, if

Just one month ago, we were surrounded by the the incredible honorees of this year's 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards Dinner. Revisiting inspiring moments of past years, we're moved once again by the powerful words of Joaquin Martinez, youth member of  Community to Community Development,  a 2011 honoree, who delivered an original hip hop song in honor of

Last week, the House of Representatives voted down the Food and Farm Bill, leaving SNAP (formerly food stamps) intact, for now--and leaving the next steps for agriculture policy unclear. The bill's failure in the House was due to an unlikely coalition of Democrats who voted against draconian cuts and restrictions to SNAP, and Republicans who didn't think the cuts went

In an announcement better suited to the pages of The Onion than an internationally-recognized award, the 2013 World Food Prize was given yesterday to an executive at Monsanto. The 27-year-old Prize, awarded for improvements to the global food supply that reduce hunger, honors biotechnology scientists for the first time this year, with three laureates including Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s executive vice

In the last few months, the staff of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse has been on a tour of emergency food providers (EFPs -- such as food banks or soup kitchens) in New Jersey. The visits are part of an exciting new capacity building project we're piloting, called Nourishing Connections. Nourishing Connections aims to connect EFPs to resources and connect like-minded