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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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WhyHunger has partnered with Run For Good to offer a free wellness platform linking physical activity and charitable giving for fitness enthusiasts where you can track your activities while raising awareness and funds to fight hunger. We have launched a fundraising campaign powered by Run For Good and we’d love your support! Here are two ways
30-09-2020
What started as a 1,500 square foot lawn in front of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland now annually produces over 1,000 pounds of fresh food for the community and has sparked a movement involving over fifty churches across the United States. “Black Churches can be powerful partners in the creation of food systems
28-09-2020
The Landless Workers Movement (MST) – the largest peasant movement in Latin America has added a new collective that will be dedicated to and directed by its LGBTQ+ members. WhyHunger had the opportunity to interview two members of MST’s LGBTQ+ Collective to learn about their internal process to create this new collective and what it holds for the future. This
23-09-2020
Back in April, Governor Andrew Cuomo shared a Tweet in which he referred to the coronavirus as “the Great Equalizer.” He was not the only one; Madonna used the same phrase in a video to her fans. This arguably represented the attitude toward the pandemic in its early days- we're all in it together. With states issuing health recommendations to
17-08-2020
WhyHunger has been working hard to assess the situation for our allies and partners on the ground struggling to feed and care-take during the coronavirus pandemic. For the majority of our partners, COVID is clearly exposing what has been an ongoing humanitarian crisis of food insecurity in both rural and urban communities worldwide. For indigenous peoples in particular, many of
14-08-2020
Ending hunger and advancing the human right to nutritious food is of paramount importance to us, and we’re thrilled to team up with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), the world’s largest nutrition and health coaching school, as our partner in achieving our mission! Until Monday, July 27th, IIN will donate $100 to WhyHunger for each new enrollment! To learn
23-07-2020
By Romy Felsen-Parsons The rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic has caused the number of people living in conditions of food insecurity to skyrocket, with experts predicting that the number of people suffering through severe food shortages will swell from 135 million to a staggering 265 million globally. However, statistics illustrate that food insecurity in the United States is
01-07-2020
Over the last half century, small farmers and fisher people across the world have increasingly been dispossessed of their land and denied resources while multinational food corporations have grown to be ever more powerful. In response, landed workers and fisher people began to organize. Yet in order to take on the global food system, they needed to mount an equally
01-07-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming
24-06-2020
As of today, Brazil has over 900,000 confirmed cases of COVID and it is now projected to have the highest number of deaths, passing the United States. If that was not worrisome enough, the current administration has yet to name a new Minister of Health, the third since the beginning of this pandemic. Astonishingly, not too long ago, Brazil was
24-06-2020
WhyHunger has partnered with Run For Good to offer a free wellness platform linking physical activity and charitable giving for fitness enthusiasts where you can track your activities while raising awareness and funds to fight hunger. We have launched a fundraising campaign powered by Run For Good and we’d love your support! Here are two ways
30-09-2020
What started as a 1,500 square foot lawn in front of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland now annually produces over 1,000 pounds of fresh food for the community and has sparked a movement involving over fifty churches across the United States. “Black Churches can be powerful partners in the creation of food systems
28-09-2020
The Landless Workers Movement (MST) – the largest peasant movement in Latin America has added a new collective that will be dedicated to and directed by its LGBTQ+ members. WhyHunger had the opportunity to interview two members of MST’s LGBTQ+ Collective to learn about their internal process to create this new collective and what it holds for the future. This
23-09-2020
Back in April, Governor Andrew Cuomo shared a Tweet in which he referred to the coronavirus as “the Great Equalizer.” He was not the only one; Madonna used the same phrase in a video to her fans. This arguably represented the attitude toward the pandemic in its early days- we're all in it together. With states issuing health recommendations to
17-08-2020
WhyHunger has been working hard to assess the situation for our allies and partners on the ground struggling to feed and care-take during the coronavirus pandemic. For the majority of our partners, COVID is clearly exposing what has been an ongoing humanitarian crisis of food insecurity in both rural and urban communities worldwide. For indigenous peoples in particular, many of
14-08-2020
Ending hunger and advancing the human right to nutritious food is of paramount importance to us, and we’re thrilled to team up with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), the world’s largest nutrition and health coaching school, as our partner in achieving our mission! Until Monday, July 27th, IIN will donate $100 to WhyHunger for each new enrollment! To learn
23-07-2020
By Romy Felsen-Parsons The rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic has caused the number of people living in conditions of food insecurity to skyrocket, with experts predicting that the number of people suffering through severe food shortages will swell from 135 million to a staggering 265 million globally. However, statistics illustrate that food insecurity in the United States is
01-07-2020
Over the last half century, small farmers and fisher people across the world have increasingly been dispossessed of their land and denied resources while multinational food corporations have grown to be ever more powerful. In response, landed workers and fisher people began to organize. Yet in order to take on the global food system, they needed to mount an equally
01-07-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming
24-06-2020
As of today, Brazil has over 900,000 confirmed cases of COVID and it is now projected to have the highest number of deaths, passing the United States. If that was not worrisome enough, the current administration has yet to name a new Minister of Health, the third since the beginning of this pandemic. Astonishingly, not too long ago, Brazil was
24-06-2020














































