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How to Reclaim The “Commons” at the 2015 US Social Forum
Reflections from WhyHunger’s Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau This past month, WhyHunger participated in the 2015 US Social Forum, the largest gathering of grassroots organizations and social movements in the US. Inspired by the World Social Forum, which was first organized in Brazil in 2001, the first US Social Forum was held in 2007 in Atlanta, GA, and then again in 2010 in Detroit.
14-07-2015
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WHY In most cases, the slow, steady movement to alleviate food insecurity and build food justice in America is taking place on a small scale, by individuals and small groups working deep within their communities. The individual and collective belief in the power of controlling one's food and nutrition is an act of healthy resistance against a large-scale corporate food
13-07-2015
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13-07-2015
Build capacity
WhyHunger works with a national network of organizations to provide capacity building tools, resources, and services to grassroots and community based organizations addressing local issues of hunger and poverty. Explore programs and services like community mentoring, training and technical assistance, funding opportunities and much more in "Build Capacity."
09-07-2015
Federal Food Programs
Federal Food Programs provide important health and nutrition benefits to children, women, the elderly, and families in need. Need help accessing Federal Food Programs, like SNAP, WIC and Summer Meals? Call 1.800.5HUNGRY or click on the links below to learn more. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program (SNAP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
09-07-2015
How Migrant Farmworkers Are Cross-Pollinating Strategies and Winning
Re-posted with permission. This article was originally published on the Labor Notes website and features migrant farmworkers that have come together to rally on a range of issues including fair pay and  Social Security benefits. by Sonia Singh Two hundred blueberry pickers walked off the job last week after Sakuma Brothers Farms introduced a new quota. When farmworkers cross borders,
08-07-2015
Just Released! 2013-2014 Annual Report
WhyHunger's 2o13-2014 Annual Report has just been released! This report is full of our achievements and impacts over the past couple years as we continue to build a broad-based social movement with our grassroots partners to ensure that everyone has a right to nutritious food. In it you’ll find updates on annual campaigns such as Hungerthon and Imagine There’s No Hunger
06-07-2015
Building a Community of Practice Around Hunger and Health
In May, The Nourish Network for the Right to Food held the Hunger and Health Gathering at Rutgers University that gave eight different organizations the opportunity to build relationships and create space for shared learning. Staff attended from The Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn, NY; Center for Food Action in Englewood, NJ; Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, NJ; God’s Love
02-07-2015
A Night at the 2015 WhyHunger Chapin Awards Gala
WhyHunger Chapin Awards, from left: Brian McMorrow, WhyHunger Board Chair; Loretta Muñoz, ASCAP Assistant Vice President; Bill Ayres, WhyHunger Ambassador (WhyHunger Lifetime Achievement Award); Grace Potter, musician (ASCAP Harry Chapin Vanguard Award); Felix Cavliere, musician (ASAP Harry Chapin Legacy Award); Noreen Springstead, WhyHunger Executive Director; Seth Saltzman, ASCAP Senior Vice President. Image Credit: Diane Bondareff for WhyHunger All good stories
30-06-2015
Bruce Springsteen
26-06-2015

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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