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This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. There is a certain mindset which says that science and technology have all the answers, swooping in from above to solve every agricultural problem that is preventing us from feeding the world, especially in the face of an ever expanding population, climate change and global warming. They will solve the growing problem of
As WhyHunger celebrates our 40th anniversary, we are excited to bring a new generation of artists on board to help the 795 million people worldwide who live with food insecurity. Here’s your chance to join artists like Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono Lennon, Aarón Sánchez, Carlos Santana, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Trampled By Turtles, Jackson Browne and so many others as
To support our partner, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance's Month of Community Power, WhyHunger will act in solidarity and invite you all to do the same as organizations across the US mobilize against privatizing land and water, work for democratic control of our food system. Learn more about this important initiative and how you can join below.   The United States
A Movement begins to assume momentum when people begin exploring visionary answers to the questions being asked at the grassroots and engage in practical activities which can be replicated without huge bureaucracies. In the early stages of a Movement, the visionary answers being explored usually strike most people as too radical or too impractical. If they don’t, they are probably
Summer Meals Rocks for Kids! Help spread the word about Summer Meals Rock for Kids to connect kids in need with free, healthy meals all summer long! Available via call, text or online search the WhyHunger Hotline 1-800-5 HUNGRY (1-800-548-6479) and comprehensive database refers people to summer meals sites closest to them across the U.S. Monday through Friday from 9am-6pm
{loadposition donate-2} Join the Giving Circle Folk musician Harry Chapin and his friend Bill Ayres founded WhyHunger to find long-term solutions to hunger and poverty and build a grassroots movement that could enact them. We invite you to invest in Harry’s vision—in WhyHunger’s vision—by joining this group of dedicated monthly donors who sustain our work to make healthy food accessible
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This is the 3rd and final profile in a 3-part series. Story and photos by Siena Chrisman. Roger Allison raises beef calves with his wife, Rhonda Perry, on rolling pastures in the hills of central Missouri. Their cattle graze on lush grass and cool themselves in a valley pond in the heat of the summer. Industrially-focused farm professionals suggest that beef cows should be
What does Ferguson mean for the food justice movement? Find out in our new thought-provoking series with a special introduction and Issue 1 out now! To lift up critical voices of the movement, WhyHunger’s Beatriz Beckford facilitated a national call with dynamic organizers and activists across the country to discuss the connection between the oppression that black communities face at

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.
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.
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.
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.


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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.
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.
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.
Agroecology

WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method… Read more.


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