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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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WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Raises $1.1 Million to Fight Hunger in the U.S.

New York, NY (Dec. 21, 2017) – WhyHunger announced today that for the second year in a row, their annual Hungerthon campaign raised $1.1 million for the fight against hunger and poverty in the U.S. WhyHunger teamed up with its radio partners and celebrity ambassadors for a coordinated month long effort including radio broadcasts, merchandise, social media and an

10-01-2018

Justina’s Reflections on the US-South Africa Agroecology Exchange

A delegation of seven African American, Latinx, and Mexican farmers and farmworkers from the US, including WhyHunger’s own Corbin Laedlein, traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to participate in the second South Africa-US Agroecology Exchange co-organized by members of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance. This is the first in an article series by participants, co-produced by WhyHunger and Community Alliance for Global Justice. This reflection was

09-01-2018

Thoughts on Intimacy with Food, Land, and Women from South Africa: “Where there are women you can never go wrong.”

28-12-2017

What We’re Reading: Article Round-Up

At WhyHunger we know it’s important to stay critically informed on the issues related to hunger and poverty, while also uplifting the voices, stories and successes of grassroots food justice advocates. So, every couple of weeks we’ll be sharing a compilation of articles that highlight the intersections of racial, social and environmental justice to spur conversations and keep you up-to-date

26-12-2017

National Network Gathering

Images from National Network Gathering Visit Website Connect on Facebook [email protected] National Network Gathering In November 2012, WhyHunger convened a gathering of all three regional networks engaged in the Building Community Power for Food Justice project- Mississippi, Arizona and California. The three-day gathering in Patagonia, Arizona brought together 40 grassroots leaders from all three networks as well as nationally recognized food justice

22-12-2017

Central Coast School Food Alliance

Press Links And Articles “Lunch Ladies Rule!”: WhyHunger Connect blog 2011 Farr and USDA get a taste of Pajaro Valley schools’ food program: Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 2010 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: Profile of Jamie Smith Central Coast School Food Alliance hosts inaugural school food festival: San Jose Mercury News, October 2010 Images From Central Coast School Food Alliance Visit

22-12-2017

Delta Fresh Foods Initiative

Press Links and Articles NBC feature story (July 2012) “Delta Rising,” Southern Living Magazine (August 2011). “Delta Fresh Farm Foods,” Delta Business Journal (April 2012) “Think Fresh!” The Bolivar Commercial (March 2012). Growing Together Garden Contest video (2012) “Delta Fresh Foods Initiative links healthy food and Delta schools,” Delta Farm Press (October 2012) Images from Delta Fresh Foods Initiative Visit

22-12-2017

Somos la Semilla

Press Links and Articles Patagonia Regional Times- October 2012, “Deep Dirt Farm: Living the Dream” Grassroots Press- September 2012- Border Food Summit Univ. of AZ: The Southwest Center: Seeding the Borderlands with a Permaculture Ethic Arizona Daily Star: article on Dougla/Prieta Trabajan Southside Community Organizes the Urban Farm in Tucson, AZ Las Milpitas, an Urban Farm in Tucson, AZ TYLO:

22-12-2017

Hungerthon Raises $1.1 Million to Fight Hunger in the U.S.

WhyHunger announced today that for the second year in a row, their annual Hungerthon campaign raised $1.1 million for the fight against hunger and poverty in the U.S. WhyHunger teamed up with its radio partners and celebrity ambassadors for a coordinated month long effort including radio broadcasts, merchandise, social media and an extensive celebrity-driven online auction to raise awareness and

21-12-2017

Slideshow: 6th International Encounter on Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture & Cooperativism

Photos and captions on 6th International Agroecology Encounter as hosted by ANAP (The National Association of Small Famers) in Artemisa, Cuba.

20-12-2017