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Farm Bill Update: National Call-In Day
Cuts to nutrition assistance for struggling families are unacceptable. You can help: Here's the latest Farm Bill action from our friends at Half in Ten. Urge your member of Congress not to cut nutrition assistance! Funding for supplemental nutrition assistance—a vital support for low-income families and children—is on the chopping block. Next week the House of Representatives will debate the Farm
14-06-2013
Community Food Assessment: A Tool to Build Community Voice
How to get the most democratic bang for your buck with a CFA: tips on organizing, building coalitions and advocating for policy change.
14-06-2013
Books & Supporting Reports
Find additional studies and books that provide in-depth information and specific background relevant to community food assessments.
14-06-2013
Community Food Assessment: Tips for Information Gathering
What questions should we ask? What type of data and information does a CFA collect? Get the basics on where to start.
14-06-2013
Community Food Assessment: Policy & Advocacy
Learn how legislation and community advocacy can support community food assessments and recommendations.
14-06-2013
Community Food Assessment: Introduction
Learn what a community food assessment is and how it can be a powerful tool for leveraging food system change.
14-06-2013
San Francisco Collaborative Food System Assessment | San Francisco, CA
An organized group with clear indicators and data collection can compile an awful lot of useful data -- see how the San Francisco Food Alliance decided what to measure and how their CFA findings have been useful to many groups in the Bay Area.
13-06-2013
Fresno Fresh Access CFA: Fresno Metro Ministry | Fresno, CA
To learn how to translate ambitious goals into a successful community food assessment, check out the great work that Fresno Fresh Access has carried forward and the results they've been able to achieve.
13-06-2013
Active Community To Improve Our Nutrition (ACTION): Community Services Unlimited, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA
Big things are happening in Los Angeles thanks to Community Services Unlimited's program, ACTION: Active Community To Improve Our Nutrition. Find out how they engaged 750 community members at 18 sites to conduct a CFA with a lot of local insight.
13-06-2013
Access Denied: Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX
Learn how the Sustainable Food Center in East Austin conducted outreach and interviews for a community food assessment and what came of the results.
13-06-2013

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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