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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…
November 20, 2018
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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…
November 15, 2018
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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…
November 14, 2018
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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…
October 02, 2018
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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,…
July 21, 2018
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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.
November 02, 2016
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Interview with New York City Food Policy Center and WhyHunger Executive Director, Noreen Springstead.
October 26, 2016
Read more.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.
October 25, 2016
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Alison Cohen speaks to ABC 7 Chicago about the different ways you can help end hunger.
October 04, 2016
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After a cancelled GovBall performances, Prophets of Rage dedicate proceeds from make-up show in Brooklyn, to WhyHunger.
July 13, 2016
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Bill Ayres and Jen Chapin discuss hunger, poverty and the role we can play in finding solutions.
July 12, 2016
Read more.Music festival hosts 15 charitable organizations on-site, including WhyHunger.
July 12, 2016
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Writer Ilene Angel discusses the memorable full circle moments she had at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards.
May 18, 2016
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Emily Kinney on why watching The Walking Dead now is like going back to high school
March 19, 2016
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For Love and for the Love of Lennon in New York City: 35th Annual Tribute Concert Preview
March 19, 2016
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Make it Plain with Mark Thompson Broadcast Live from Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger with Alison Cohen
March 19, 2016
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Stories From Main Street: In 30th Year, Hungerthon Needed More Than Ever, Organizers Say
March 19, 2016
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Hundreds of youth (and a few of us from WhyHunger!) gathered at the end of July in South Los Angeles for the 15th annual Rooted in Community (RIC) Youth Leadership Summit, themed this year “Reclaiming Our Land, Reclaiming Our Roots.” While there is a ton to share, we’d like to start with a rap from Dante Kaleo, from the food
07-08-2013
All farmworker family photos by Star Angelina Murray. This post originally appeared on Care2. Over 200 immigrant farmworkers have been on strike for almost a month at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Washington State, one of the nation's largest berry farms. The strike was initiated in protest of what was believed to be an unjust firing of a worker; the workers
07-08-2013
Harvesting Justice is a project of Other Worlds, created for the US Food Sovereignty Alliance and telling the stories of people changing their food systems from the ground up. Its latest blog post, reprinted with permission, focuses on the transformative work of WhyHunger partner People's Grocery in Oakland, California. By Tory Field and Beverly Bell, with Deepa Panchang The neighborhood
29-07-2013
Nearly one in three Latinos goes hungry, although many of us simply aren’t aware of this crisis. If we want to end hunger, we need to get our community actively engaged...Hunger is a problem that can be solved. - Alfredo Estrada, LATINO Magazine Latinos in the US are disproportionately affected by poverty, hunger, unemployment and diet-related illness. They are more
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Hundreds of youth (and a few of us from WhyHunger!) gathered at the end of July in South Los Angeles for the 15th annual Rooted in Community (RIC) Youth Leadership Summit, themed this year “Reclaiming Our Land, Reclaiming Our Roots.” While there is a ton to share, we’d like to start with a rap from Dante Kaleo, from the food
07-08-2013
All farmworker family photos by Star Angelina Murray. This post originally appeared on Care2. Over 200 immigrant farmworkers have been on strike for almost a month at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Washington State, one of the nation's largest berry farms. The strike was initiated in protest of what was believed to be an unjust firing of a worker; the workers
07-08-2013
Harvesting Justice is a project of Other Worlds, created for the US Food Sovereignty Alliance and telling the stories of people changing their food systems from the ground up. Its latest blog post, reprinted with permission, focuses on the transformative work of WhyHunger partner People's Grocery in Oakland, California. By Tory Field and Beverly Bell, with Deepa Panchang The neighborhood
29-07-2013
Nearly one in three Latinos goes hungry, although many of us simply aren’t aware of this crisis. If we want to end hunger, we need to get our community actively engaged...Hunger is a problem that can be solved. - Alfredo Estrada, LATINO Magazine Latinos in the US are disproportionately affected by poverty, hunger, unemployment and diet-related illness. They are more
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