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At WhyHunger, we value storytelling for its ability to connect people and motivate action. As Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs, said in her recent article on EcoWatch, “As old as time itself, storytelling has been a primary way to make sense out of the world around us. […] It’s in those moments of resonance and connection that a
30-01-2015
Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Ingersoll Gardens
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s www. — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the projects
27-01-2015
FSLC – Global Hunger – Learn- Intro – Haiti
25-01-2015
FSLC – Global Hunger – Learn – Intro – Girl eating
25-01-2015
A Lesson in Food Sovereignty: Women Lead the Way in Kuna Yala
By Debbie DePoala, WhyHunger Communications Director Our hostel on the island of Corazón de Jesús in Kuna Yala We woke up early with the sun. The rain storm from the night before that had startled us at first with its ferocity, then lulled us back to sleep with its steady downpour on the tin roof, had subsided. With no running
22-01-2015
Food Justice Voices: Chant Down Babylon: Building Relationship, Leadership, and Power in the Food Justice Movement
21-01-2015
Chant Down Babylon
21-01-2015
In NJ, Food Changes Lives
This post originally appeared on Hungerthon.com. You can still be a part of the Hungerthon campaign by purchasing one of the meaningful gifts or donating today. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the home of Rutgers University, one of the top 100 higher education institutions in the world. It is also home to high poverty rates, with 31 percent of the
20-01-2015
Closing the Hunger Gap Conference Now Accepting Workshop Session Proposals
WhyHunger is excited to share that Closing the Hunger Gap is now accepting workshop proposals for its Cultivating Food Justice Conference that will be held September 13-16, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2015. Closing the Hunger Gap (CTHG) is a network of food banks, anti-hunger advocates and food justice activists from across North America working
14-01-2015
WhyHunger Celebrates 40 Years
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of WhyHunger and we are celebrating all year long.
13-01-2015

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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