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On the Road at Tucson Community Food Bank: Up the Rough Side of the Mountain
Learn more about the inner workings of the Tucson Community Food Bank; a food bank that is grappling with a complex political climate and an efficient rural distribution system.
23-03-2011
On the Road: Mandela MarketPlace, Oakland, California
An article about Mandela Marketplace, a 2009 recipient of the competitive USDA Community Food Project grant.
23-03-2011
Alabama Hunger and Poverty Policy Questions
Please read these questions and let us know what your organization and others in the Yellowhammer state are doing to move legislation and policy in a direction that helps those in need.
23-03-2011
What is Rate the States?
Here you will find a comprehensive database of state information related to poverty, social services, unemployment, and civic activism. The purpose of Rate the States is to draw attention to diversity of approaches to poverty across the fifty states.
23-03-2011
Food Voices: Defending the Mangroves, Defending Our Lives
An installment in "Food Voices," taking a look at the effect of the shrimp farm industry on Ecuador's mangroves.
17-03-2011
Life in the Sonoran Desert Part II: Interview with Nina Altshul of TOCA
After driving several miles down a dusty road through the Sonoran desert — the stunning and snow-capped Babaquivari mountain range framing the horizon, the sacred Saguaro cacti and mesquite trees dotting an otherwise dry and scrappy landscape — we pull up to a small oasis of green. There in the middle of a pea field (a traditional variety – though
11-03-2011
Community Food Systems
View collection of our videos on Community Food Systems topic. Hear what members of the community have to share.
11-03-2011
Shane Hines
11-03-2011
Food Voices: Fishermen Are the Best Conservationists
This article is part of the "Food Voices" series emphasizing the role of artisanal fishermen in maintaining healthy bodies of water.
10-03-2011
WhyHunger visits the Tohono O’odham Nation
07-03-2011

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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