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Should We Conduct a Community Food Assessment in Our City?
Has my community already conducted a community food assessment? Should we? Thinking through these questions can help you decide how to move forward.
13-06-2013
Twitter Town Hall: Summer Meals are Here!
Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation. Only a fraction of kids who receive free breakfast and lunch during the school year participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which fills the gap for hungry kids all over the country and all summer long. Join us for a Twitter Town Hall tomorrow, Thursday, June 13, from 3 to 4PM EST
12-06-2013
A Day in Brooklyn with Grassroots Food Justice Leaders
The 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners spent three days in New York City with us this week– always a highlight of our year! They were honored at the WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner on Monday along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Patrick Sullivan of RightsFlow by Google, and had two days in the field in Brooklyn networking and on site visits.
07-06-2013
hanna winery and homemade jams
06-06-2013
homemade jams
06-06-2013
hcsra winners 2013
06-06-2013
rightsflow 2013 awards
06-06-2013
yoko 2013 awards
06-06-2013
WhyHunger Chapin Awards Digital Journal 2013
05-06-2013
Strengthening the Food Chain: Farmers and Workers Unite, Find Power in Numbers
My report from this March's Farm Labor Reality Tour was published last week by the fine folks at Grist. Here's a preview… Bob St. Peter and his wife, Juli Perry, farm four acres in coastal Maine, growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, rabbits, chickens, and sheep to feed their family and their neighbors. They grow food in ways that build rich soil,
03-06-2013

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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