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A Tale of Two Thanksgivings
After recent success with Chipotle, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is continuing their campaign with another Big Food corporation in the fight for fair food: Publix Super Markets. This holiday season, CIW is asking all of us to sign a petition demanding that Publix go beyond the economic bottom line and support all the people that contribute to their success- including the farmworkers
20-11-2012
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And the winner is…
The Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI), our Building Community Power to Eliminate Food Deserts partner, has just released a video showcasing their 2012 Growing Together Garden Network contest winners. This network cultivates opportunities for new and experienced gardeners in the Mississippi Delta to visit each other’s gardens and share ideas for sustainable production of vegetables to feed their communities. Congratulations to all of the
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Long Island Cares: How Community Partnerships Help During a Disaster
Long Island Cares was founded in 1980 by Harry Chapin, co-founder of WhyHunger. As a resident of suburban Long Island, he recognized that although there was tremendous wealth there, there were also many pockets of poverty. His goal was to create a local food bank that offered programs and services that met the immediate need for emergency food relief, helped
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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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