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The founders of World Hunger Year sought to end hunger and poverty by supporting grass-roots movements and community solutions. Today, WhyHunger is known for its annual Hungerthon campaign, running this year…
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The annual health care costs associated with hunger are estimated to be $130.5 billion in the U.S. alone, showing that addressing food insecurity and poor nutrition is a necessary step…
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For a tenth consecutive year, SiriusXM will participate in WhyHunger's annual Hungerthon campaign, it was announced Wednesday (Nov. 14). The annual Thanksgiving radio tradition began in 1975, according to Hungerthon's…
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Hard Rock International is partnering with WhyHunger to release the brand's latest limited-edition merchandise line on Oct. 2. The Bruce Springsteen Signature Series: Edition 36 collection supports WhyHunger's work to…
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The social contract between our government and its people is hanging on by a thread. If the 2018 Farm Bill is any indication of the strength of that last thread,…
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WhyHunger is in Billboard Magazine's 2016 Music + Philanthropy issue along with our partners at Food Chain Workers Alliance and longtime supporter Tom Morello.
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Interview with New York City Food Policy Center and WhyHunger Executive Director, Noreen Springstead.
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Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, sits down with WNBC4 New York to share five fresh tips on how to fight hunger for the holidays.
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Alison Cohen speaks to ABC 7 Chicago about the different ways you can help end hunger.
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After a cancelled GovBall performances, Prophets of Rage dedicate proceeds from make-up show in Brooklyn, to WhyHunger.
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Q&A with recent WhyHunger Chapin Awards honoree Kenny Loggins
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Bill Ayres and Jen Chapin discuss hunger, poverty and the role we can play in finding solutions.
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Music festival hosts 15 charitable organizations on-site, including WhyHunger.  
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Socially-conscious musical shows benefit organizations like WhyHunger.
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WhyHunger's approach in working to end hunger, goes beyond charity.
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Writer Ilene Angel discusses the memorable full circle moments she had at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards.
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Emily Kinney Interview
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Talking About Food with WhyHunger Activists, Tess and Beatriz
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Southside Johnny Plays 30th Annual Hungerthon
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Emily Kinney’s Taking Over Our SnapChat for a Solid Cause  
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Emily Kinney on why watching The Walking Dead now is like going back to high school
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For Love and for the Love of Lennon in New York City: 35th Annual Tribute Concert Preview
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Deb Gordon with Suzanne Babb and Denny Marsh
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Make it Plain with Mark Thompson Broadcast Live from Bed-Stuy Campaign  Against Hunger with Alison Cohen
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Stories From Main Street: In 30th Year, Hungerthon Needed More Than Ever, Organizers Say
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It’s Hungerthon Day! Join the Fight to End Hunger in America Now
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WhyHunger featured in Family Circle's "Best Of" List for November, 2015
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Grassroots Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Liberation of Black Cultures
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Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership
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Creating Harmony with WhyHunger
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Millennial Startup Founders Are the Must-Have Item This Fundraising Season
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Black and Afro-Indigenous Farmers Share 2015 Food Sovereignty Prize
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WhyHunger and our Community Learning Project partners, Food for Maine’s Future and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently traveled in Maine to continue building solidarity between farmworkers and small farmers. Their tour also raised public awareness of why food justice catalyzes all of us to partner with farmworkers and support the incredible changes underway in Florida's fields, which farmworkers are
Since the federal government shut down yesterday, the National Hunger Hotline has already begun to receive calls from people impacted, including a furloughed federal worker from Florida who lives paycheck to paycheck and now needs help feeding his family; a Tennessee woman who had trouble finding out how to apply for food stamps because the federal SNAP Information Number is
There may be a chill in the air, but things are heating up here at WhyHunger! We've announced the launch of our first ever app; Martha Redbone and Jen Chapin are confirmed to perform at the upcom
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 Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
Our friends at Food MythBusters and Corporate Accountability International released their latest video yesterday, examining the myth of choice. The film exposes the fast-food industry's aggressive marketing to children, which is driving an epidemic of diet-related disease--and shows how parents, communities, and teachers can stand up for a better food system and for real food. We're pleased that next month,
Three of us from WhyHunger traveled to Tucson, Arizona, for the Closing the Hunger Gap conference last week, hosted by Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFB). WhyHunger has worked with partners in southern Arizona for several years, supporting local organizations in their efforts to address local issues, through the Somos la Semilla network and with partners including CFB, Tierra
As a grassroots support organization, WhyHunger’s mission is to work with community-based organizations and leaders across the US and internationally to multiply resources, share stories and foster connections. But what does that look like? We're pleased to premiere a new video today that tells the story of our grassroots support and paints a picture of how we work with community
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WhyHunger and our Community Learning Project partners, Food for Maine’s Future and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently traveled in Maine to continue building solidarity between farmworkers and small farmers. Their tour also raised public awareness of why food justice catalyzes all of us to partner with farmworkers and support the incredible changes underway in Florida's fields, which farmworkers are
Since the federal government shut down yesterday, the National Hunger Hotline has already begun to receive calls from people impacted, including a furloughed federal worker from Florida who lives paycheck to paycheck and now needs help feeding his family; a Tennessee woman who had trouble finding out how to apply for food stamps because the federal SNAP Information Number is
There may be a chill in the air, but things are heating up here at WhyHunger! We've announced the launch of our first ever app; Martha Redbone and Jen Chapin are confirmed to perform at the upcom
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 Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
Our friends at Food MythBusters and Corporate Accountability International released their latest video yesterday, examining the myth of choice. The film exposes the fast-food industry's aggressive marketing to children, which is driving an epidemic of diet-related disease--and shows how parents, communities, and teachers can stand up for a better food system and for real food. We're pleased that next month,
Three of us from WhyHunger traveled to Tucson, Arizona, for the Closing the Hunger Gap conference last week, hosted by Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFB). WhyHunger has worked with partners in southern Arizona for several years, supporting local organizations in their efforts to address local issues, through the Somos la Semilla network and with partners including CFB, Tierra
As a grassroots support organization, WhyHunger’s mission is to work with community-based organizations and leaders across the US and internationally to multiply resources, share stories and foster connections. But what does that look like? We're pleased to premiere a new video today that tells the story of our grassroots support and paints a picture of how we work with community

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