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New Milford woman leads global anti-poverty organization

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

Food insecurity

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

SiriusXM to Participate in WhyHunger's Hungerthon for 10th Straight Year

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

Hard Rock International Collaborates With WhyHunger On New Bruce Springsteen Signature Series: Edition 36 Merchandise Collection

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

The 2018 Farm Bill is a crisis of democracy

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

August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017

Tom Morello's Rage Against Injustice

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

Interview with Noreen Springstead, Executive Director of WhyHunger

Interview with New York City Food Policy Center and WhyHunger Executive Director, Noreen Springstead.

October 26, 2016

How to Help Fight Hunger

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

Giving Back To End Hunger

Alison Cohen speaks to ABC 7 Chicago about the different ways you can help end hunger.

October 04, 2016

Prophets of Rage to Perform Surprise Set at Governors Ball

After a cancelled GovBall performances, Prophets of Rage dedicate proceeds from make-up show in Brooklyn, to WhyHunger.

July 13, 2016

Kenny Loggins on the Joy of Giving Back and What Makes WhyHunger Cool

Q&A with recent WhyHunger Chapin Awards honoree Kenny Loggins

July 12, 2016

Tom Morello Wins Humanitarian Award, Addresses N.W.A Rock Hall Controversy

July 12, 2016

Landmark program to end world hunger

Bill Ayres and Jen Chapin discuss hunger, poverty and the role we can play in finding solutions.

July 12, 2016

Rockland-Bergen Music Festival lineup announced

Music festival hosts 15 charitable organizations on-site, including WhyHunger.

July 12, 2016

At Ethical Brew in Teaneck, Live Folk Music Meets Social Action

Socially-conscious musical shows benefit organizations like WhyHunger.

July 12, 2016

Antihunger Organization’s Radical Message: ‘Charity Won’t End Hunger’

WhyHunger's approach in working to end hunger, goes beyond charity.

July 12, 2016

Tom Morello And Kenny Loggins Honored At WhyHunger Chapin Awards

May 19, 2016

The WhyHunger Awards and My Full Circle Moment

Writer Ilene Angel discusses the memorable full circle moments she had at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards.

May 18, 2016

Emily Kinney Interview

March 19, 2016

Talking About Food with WhyHunger Activists, Tess and Beatriz

March 19, 2016

Southside Johnny Plays 30th Annual Hungerthon

March 19, 2016

Emily Kinney’s Taking Over Our SnapChat for a Solid Cause

March 19, 2016

Emily Kinney on why watching The Walking Dead now is like going back to high school

March 19, 2016

For Love and for the Love of Lennon in New York City: 35th Annual Tribute Concert Preview

March 19, 2016

Deb Gordon with Suzanne Babb and Denny Marsh

March 19, 2016

Make it Plain with Mark Thompson Broadcast Live from Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger with Alison Cohen

March 19, 2016

Stories From Main Street: In 30th Year, Hungerthon Needed More Than Ever, Organizers Say

March 19, 2016

It’s Hungerthon Day! Join the Fight to End Hunger in America Now

March 19, 2016

Family Circle

WhyHunger featured in Family Circle's "Best Of" List for November, 2015

March 19, 2016

Grassroots Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Liberation of Black Cultures

March 19, 2016

Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership

March 19, 2016

Creating Harmony With WHYHUNGER

Creating Harmony with WhyHunger

March 19, 2016

Millennial Startup Founders Are the Must-Have Item This Fundraising Season

March 19, 2016

Black and Afro-Indigenous Farmers Share 2015 Food Sovereignty Prize

March 19, 2016

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Postcard from NC: Highlights from a Day of Service

I'm serving as a FoodCorps mentor this year, which means that I'm getting to know the stellar Casey Hancock, who is spending her year teaching food and garden education in New Hanover and Brunswick counties in North Carolina, hosted by nonprofit Feast Down East. Along with working with kids and gardens, she’s exploring her own interests in various aspects of

20-02-2013

The Food and Climate Connection

WhyHunger video and interviews on the relation between food, agriculture, the environment, and climate change.

20-02-2013

The Right to Eat Local: Assessing the Relevance & Impact of the Local Food & Community Self-Governance Ordinance

Bob St. Peter shares how towns in Maine are working to preserve their food sovereignty through a new kind of law. Learn about the growing momentum behind local rules for local food and community self-governance.

20-02-2013

Hitting the Road with the Farm Labor Reality Tour!

WhyHunger is pleased to be part of the Farm Labor Reality Tour, a two-week caravan across 15 states to unite dairy farmers and farm labors across the country in their fight for justice, dignity, and fair pay. Led by three grassroots organizations representing small farmers, farmworkers, and food justice activists, Family Farm Defenders, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and

15-02-2013

Community Food Project Grantee Spotlight: Adelante Mujeres

Across the country, grantees of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) 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 -- has recently begun to profile these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real

13-02-2013

Announcing: 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards! Since 1985, the Awards have recognized and championed innovative community-based organizations working to fight hunger and poverty around the country. This year’s strong pool of applicants made it a tough decision—and is an inspiring sign of all the action and change that’s happening in communities across

11-02-2013

2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners

Press Release for 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners

11-02-2013

Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA)

The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards recognized and championed innovative U.S.-based grassroots organizations working to transform their communities through healthy food access and social and economic justice.

11-02-2013

2012 Harry Chapin Self Reliance Award Winners

Learn more about WhyHunger's 2012 Harry Chapin Self Reliance Award Winners.

08-02-2013

Update: Detroit Community Leaders Respond to Hantz Farmland Grab

"In the struggle, we have found that the alliances that we have formed... have strengthened our resolve and reminded us that we are stronger when get out of our silos and work together. In the struggle, we found that issues around food, land, water, transportation, energy, education and governance are all interconnected and a threat to any are a threat

04-02-2013