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What We’re Reading Now: Don’t Cut SNAP
We told you two weeks ago that the Food and Farm Bill was finally moving again, and there's been a lot of activity since then: the Senate and House Agriculture Committees each passed a version of the Bill, and the full Senate began debate on their version last week. Congress has been on break this week, but the Senate may
31-05-2013
A Brief History of the Emergency Food System
In April, I had the pleasure of attending the California Association of Food Banks conference in Sacramento, CA. A wide selection of engaging workshops ranged from the Bridges Out of Poverty training to elements of successful nutrition education programs. You can dig into the conference materials here. I presented on the intersections of emergency food and community food security. I
29-05-2013
Bill’s Letter: The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
Harry Chapin and I co-founded WhyHunger in 1975.  From the beginning we were very attracted to the work of grassroots or community based hunger and poverty organizations that were on the fron
29-05-2013
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28-05-2013
Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Finding Summer Meals for Students
Stephanie, a recent caller to the National Hunger Hotline, is the principal of an elementary school in Maryland. The county her school is in includes a large low-income community. Stephanie shared that many of her students will go without food during the summer, because school lunch is the only meal that many of them regularly eat. Across the country, summer
28-05-2013
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28-05-2013
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28-05-2013
Your Burgers May be Square, But Your Food Ain’t Fair
Last Saturday, upwards of 300 New Yorkers joined Florida farmworker organization the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for a march through Manhattan to demand that Wendy's join the CIW’s innovative Fair Food Program. The program is a collaboration between Florida’s tomato growers, major retailers, and farmworkers, ensuring the human rights and dignity of farmworkers through guarantees of basic rights such as
24-05-2013
Hanna Winery and WhyHunger Team Up for Concert to End Hunger House Concert Series Kicks Off with Music from Jen...
Hanna Winery and WhyHunger Team Up for Concert to End Hunger House Concert Series Kicks Off with Music from Jen Chapin May 23, 2013 Hanna Winery proudly joins WhyHunger, a leading nonprofit in the fight against hunger and poverty, to kick off the "Homemade Jams: 100 House Concerts to End Hunger" campaign with a performance by Jen Chapin on June 28
23-05-2013
Gearing up for Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners!
On June 3, we'll be honoring the 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards Dinner in New York City. We're excited to spend a few days with the Self-Reliance Award winners and will be bringing you stories and photos from our networking day and site visits with them! For a preview of the incredible impact some
20-05-2013

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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