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WhyHunger To Honor Singer, Songwriter, Oscar-Nominated, GRAMMY® and Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress Andra Day At Annual Chapin Awards Gala
04-03-2026
The Proposed Farm Bill Fails Millions Facing Hunger
03-03-2026
Partner Spotlight: Black Urban Growers, the National Black Food Justice Alliance and the Fight for Black Food Sovereignty
23-02-2026
Black History Month and Food Justice: Honoring the Past, Fighting for the Future
10-02-2026
WhyHunger Calls for an End to ICE Enforcement Devastating Communities and Deepening Hunger
29-01-2026
Cultivando Justiça: O Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra e a Luta pela Soberania Alimentar no Brasil
20-01-2026
Partner Spotlight: The Landless Workers Movement and the Fight for Food Sovereignty in Brazil
20-01-2026
WhyHunger Raises $1.4M For 40th Annual Hungerthon With Docu-Concert, Artist Summit, 5K at NYC’s Citi Field & More
15-01-2026
Partner Spotlight: Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard and the Movement for Food Sovereignty in the U.S. 
22-12-2025
Partner Spotlight: Kuna Youth Movement
16-12-2025

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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