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Added Value Farm Cleans up after Sandy
Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn, run by WhyHunger’s Imagine There’s No Hunger partner, Added Value, was submerged under two and half feet of water during Hurricane Sandy. The Red Hook neighborhood was also flooded, leaving much of the community – which is among the poorest in Brooklyn – with extensive damage and still without power. Added Value's farm grows
13-11-2012
32nd Annual John Lennon Tribute November 30 in New York City
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09-11-2012
The Clarks Support WhyHunger With Their Annual Holiday Shows
  To support WhyHunger this year (it's become a nice annual tradition at this point), The Clarks are going to have a few special tickets available to their Rex Theater shows scheduled for Decemb
07-11-2012
Understanding D-SNAP
After a disaster, the government plays a large role in making sure that the people affected are fed. First, the President must declare a state of emergency, authorizing the use of federal funds for relief efforts. (For more information on the disaster declaration process, click here.) Then, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance
06-11-2012
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06-11-2012
Davy Knowles joins Artists Against Hunger & Poverty
We are thrilled to welcome Davy Knowles  to the Artists Against Hunger & Poverty roster. Davy is a hugely talented blues guitarist and singer from the Isle of Man (a British-dependent island
06-11-2012
On the Front Lines – Every Day
When I caught up with Reverend Ann Kansfield on Wednesday afternoon, she was just about to begin preparations for that evening’s community dinner. Despite its location just a block away from the flooded evacuation zone, Greenpoint Reformed Church fared well during Hurricane Sandy. The small church, which operates one of the only soup kitchens and food pantries in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,
02-11-2012
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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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