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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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News and comment from around NYC on food access after Sandy: In “Soup, Charity and the American Way,” the New York Times comments on Governor Mitt Romney’s characterization of donation of goods, clothing, and other items as “the American way.” While generosity in response to crisis has been shown time and again to be the American way, the Times is
31-10-2012
Yesterday saw the release of two excellent new resources from our partners, both aiming to bust common myths about the food system. Check them out and share widely! Food MythBusters, from Anna Lappé, Corporate Accountability International and other partners addresses the question, "do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?" Short answer: a resounding no. They've created an
26-10-2012
The Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony, hosted by WhyHunger in New York City last week, was a great success! Honoring the inspiring work of the Korean Women's Peasant Association, the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement of Sri Lanka, the Unified Peasant Movement of Aguan Region from Honduras, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (fresh off their great victory with Chipotle), the event
19-10-2012
Food sovereignty is the right of all people to determine their own food and agriculture policies – it is essentially the democratization of the food system. This week, two longtime WhyHunger partners and friends who have been working towards food sovereignty for years got some well-deserved recognition. East New York Farms! is featured today on the front page of the The
18-10-2012
The food movement is abuzz with Michael Pollan's latest New York Times Magazine op-ed. The piece asks the questions: Will California’s Proposition 37 (an initiative that would require an identifying label on all genetically-modified foods (GMOs) foods carry a label)? How much does the food movement matter to politicians? And, finally, how do we as a movement come together to create
18-10-2012
News and comment from around NYC on food access after Sandy: In “Soup, Charity and the American Way,” the New York Times comments on Governor Mitt Romney’s characterization of donation of goods, clothing, and other items as “the American way.” While generosity in response to crisis has been shown time and again to be the American way, the Times is
31-10-2012
Yesterday saw the release of two excellent new resources from our partners, both aiming to bust common myths about the food system. Check them out and share widely! Food MythBusters, from Anna Lappé, Corporate Accountability International and other partners addresses the question, "do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?" Short answer: a resounding no. They've created an
26-10-2012
The Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony, hosted by WhyHunger in New York City last week, was a great success! Honoring the inspiring work of the Korean Women's Peasant Association, the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement of Sri Lanka, the Unified Peasant Movement of Aguan Region from Honduras, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (fresh off their great victory with Chipotle), the event
19-10-2012
Food sovereignty is the right of all people to determine their own food and agriculture policies – it is essentially the democratization of the food system. This week, two longtime WhyHunger partners and friends who have been working towards food sovereignty for years got some well-deserved recognition. East New York Farms! is featured today on the front page of the The
18-10-2012
The food movement is abuzz with Michael Pollan's latest New York Times Magazine op-ed. The piece asks the questions: Will California’s Proposition 37 (an initiative that would require an identifying label on all genetically-modified foods (GMOs) foods carry a label)? How much does the food movement matter to politicians? And, finally, how do we as a movement come together to create
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