For all press inquiries, please contact:
Debbie Grunbaum at 212-629-0853 or via email [email protected]
Abby Cohen at 646-695-7044 or via email [email protected]
Looking around the kitchen, you’ll meet people downsized from Fortune 500 companies, some working two minimum-wage jobs, and some struggling with homelessness. What do they have in common? “We all have to eat” Chef Pearl, Director of The Culinary Promise School, likes to say of the ideology behind her life-changing culinary program. Regardless of background or experience,
16-04-2019
Last week, we officially launched our partnership with Pretty Woman: The Musical at a volunteer event at New York Common Pantry. The partnership aims to raise funds and awareness about hunger and the sustainable solutions that address the problem at its root. WhyHunger staff and executive director Noreen Springstead, along with cast members Lauren
09-04-2019
New York (April 5, 2019) – Today 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—launched a partnership with Pretty Woman: The Musical at a volunteer event at New York Common Pantry. The partnership aims to raise funds and awareness about
05-04-2019
A world without hunger is possible. Communities around the globe are putting an end to hunger farm by farm, table by table, and neighborhood by neighborhood. We see it in healthy school lunches in Mississippi, on family farms in Puerto Rico and Nicaragua, around dinner tables in Indiana, and in urban gardens in New York City.
02-04-2019
In 2018, WhyHunger released results from our inaugural Hunger Perception Survey. The survey revealed the majority of Americans (89%) think hunger is a solvable problem. While 67% of respondents believe it is the responsibility of the U.S. government to put systems in place to help combat hunger, 68% feel the U.S. government does not have adequate systems in place. “For
29-03-2019
For Women’s History Month, we recognize the great strides and invaluable work of women worldwide contributing to the transformation of our human landscape through social, economic and, of course, food justice. Patti Naylor farms with her husband George in west-central Iowa, growing non-GMO and organic corn and soybeans, oats, hay, cider apples, and chickens. Patti speaks and writes about agriculture,
27-03-2019
WhyHunger works to end global hunger and poverty by critically examining and addressing their root causes and providing resources and support to grassroots movements led by those most impacted. Estimates place over a million women working as farmers in the United States alone & in the Global South they are responsible for 60-80 percent of food production. Yet, women &
25-03-2019
New York (March 25, 2019)- 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—will present singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award during the 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards on June 5, 2019 at City Winery in New York. Mellencamp, a member
25-03-2019
Many people dream of vacationing at an exotic destination someday. Perhaps someplace with sandy white beaches and endless clear skies, nestled against a backdrop of mountains. But how many consider what it took to actually build that luxury resort? Not the actual price tag, but the number of lives affected, the individuals uprooted from their homes and source of livelihoods,
22-03-2019
Please join us for WhyHunger's Nourishing People and the Planet Film Screening & Discussion on Tuesday, March 19th in NYC from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This free event will begin with a short film about farming and community in Puerto Rico followed by a discussion with Jesús Vázquez from the Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico. Please come out
14-03-2019
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
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