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Storytelling Spotlight: Santa Barbara Food Bank
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s
25-06-2015
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25-06-2015
About Artist Against Hunger and Poverty | AAH&P
Artist Get Involved Contact   Founded by the late musician and activist Harry Chapin and radio DJ Bill Ayres, artists have been a part of WhyHunger’s DNA since day one. Tapping into the power of artists to raise funds, increase awareness and help motivate change, WhyHunger has partnered with hundreds of musicians, photographers, chefs and more to use their voices
25-06-2015
Closing the Hunger Gap: Scholarship Deadline!
Calling all food pantries, soup kitchens and passionate members of the emergency food and social justice movement: Closing the Hunger Gap is hosting their inspirational Cultivating Food Justice Conference for the second time and they are offering a number of scholarships to help you attend! The deadline is in three days – so now is your time to apply. Closing
23-06-2015
Fathers in Food Justice
To recognize and honor Father’s Day we’re highlighting a few of the many inspiring dads the WhyHunger team works with in the food justice movement. Here, they share how fatherhood has impacted their work in the fight for nutritious food for all. Enjoy!   Photo by: Luis Sanchez Saturno Don Bustos, American Friends Service Committee How has being a father
19-06-2015
Summer Food for Kids – Help Spread the Word!
Summer is here, and the sunny days, backyard BBQs and delicious summer fruit of the season should be something we all can look forward to. But for too many children in the U.S., summer means hunger. When summer break begins, millions of children will go without the lunches and breakfasts supplied by in-school meal programs during the school year. No
17-06-2015
Storytelling Spotlight: Urban Roots
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s
12-06-2015
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12-06-2015
40 Years of WhyHunger and Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is widely celebrated for his long list of musical accomplishments. As a 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, he’s won 20 Grammys, an Academy Award and has sold over 185 million albums. As one of America’s most beloved artists, Springsteen’s Born to Run (1975) made an impact on the music community that has lasted decades. This
09-06-2015
New Report Debunks Walmart’s Claims of Sustainability and Fairness in Its Food Supply Chain
WhyHunger ally, the Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA), released a new report that exposes major discord between Walmart’s labor and environmental claims and the reality in its food supply chain and provides recommendations for improvements. Findings in the report show that Walmart’s commitments to improving these standards have not translated to actual improvements in working conditions or the environment across
04-06-2015

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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