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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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.
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Interview with New York City Food Policy Center and WhyHunger Executive Director, Noreen Springstead.
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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.
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Alison Cohen speaks to ABC 7 Chicago about the different ways you can help end hunger.
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After a cancelled GovBall performances, Prophets of Rage dedicate proceeds from make-up show in Brooklyn, to WhyHunger.
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Q&A with recent WhyHunger Chapin Awards honoree Kenny Loggins
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Bill Ayres and Jen Chapin discuss hunger, poverty and the role we can play in finding solutions.
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Music festival hosts 15 charitable organizations on-site, including WhyHunger.  
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Socially-conscious musical shows benefit organizations like WhyHunger.
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WhyHunger's approach in working to end hunger, goes beyond charity.
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Writer Ilene Angel discusses the memorable full circle moments she had at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards.
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Emily Kinney Interview
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Talking About Food with WhyHunger Activists, Tess and Beatriz
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Southside Johnny Plays 30th Annual Hungerthon
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Emily Kinney’s Taking Over Our SnapChat for a Solid Cause  
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Emily Kinney on why watching The Walking Dead now is like going back to high school
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For Love and for the Love of Lennon in New York City: 35th Annual Tribute Concert Preview
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Deb Gordon with Suzanne Babb and Denny Marsh
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Make it Plain with Mark Thompson Broadcast Live from Bed-Stuy Campaign  Against Hunger with Alison Cohen
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Stories From Main Street: In 30th Year, Hungerthon Needed More Than Ever, Organizers Say
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It’s Hungerthon Day! Join the Fight to End Hunger in America Now
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WhyHunger featured in Family Circle's "Best Of" List for November, 2015
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Grassroots Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Liberation of Black Cultures
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Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership
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Creating Harmony with WhyHunger
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Millennial Startup Founders Are the Must-Have Item This Fundraising Season
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Black and Afro-Indigenous Farmers Share 2015 Food Sovereignty Prize
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By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director I recently returned from a three-day meeting in Seattle hosted by the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ). For four years, CAGJ, along with WhyHunger and other U.S. allies, worked to organize a gathering between U.S. and African allies to discuss common strategies to fight corporate control of our food system. Convening
At the U.S.-Mexico border, surveillance cameras and military check-points are part of everyday life for those that reside in the surrounding communities. In the borderlands, many workers and their families are exploited and marginalized; ancestral farmland is taken away and replaced with destructive industrial agriculture, and fresh, healthy, local food is not readily accessible for most residents. In this second
//youtu.be/npoEwtU3v9w We’re pleased to announce the launch of the seventh annual IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER global campaign. We are teaming up with Yoko Ono Lennon and Hard Rock International to challenge the charitable approach to ending hunger by working with grassroots partners to ensure that families have resources to develop local solutions, such as land, water, seeds and training, to
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Michael is teaming up with WhyHunger on tour to offer fans some of the best seats in the house with a special meet & greet opportunity!
WhyHunger’s annual fundraising season has arrived! Join WhyHunger, our media partners and dozens of celebrities to fight for everyone’s right to healthy food with exclusive online auctions, events, interviews and a live radio broadcast on Tuesday, November 25. Visit Hungerthon.org to check out all the meaningful gifts you can receive by donating, including a limited-edition Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
By Calondra McArthur, WhyHunger's Communications Coordinator. To recognize National Food Day on October 24th, WhyHunger spoke with partner organization Mother Hubbard's Cupboard (MHC) about their participation in Food Day and the work they do 365 days a year. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, located in Bloomington, Indiana, shares the belief that food is a basic human right and works to ensure that all people have access
WhyHunger staff, along with board member Jen Chapin, participated in the People's Climate March recently held in New York City. Organizers estimate that over 400,000 people participated in the 6+ hour march and over 160 countries across the globe planned events and marched in solidarity to advocate for international action against climate change. Click through the slideshow below for photos
By Bill Ayres, WhyHunger’s Co-Founder and Executive Director. This post originally appeared on Care2. WhyHunger ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Winner Yoko Ono Lennon is presented with a drum by musician, activist and Hope North founder Okello Sam for her lifetime commitment to activism and the fight against hunger. Photo by Mark Von Holden. I remember as a young man marching in
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By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director I recently returned from a three-day meeting in Seattle hosted by the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ). For four years, CAGJ, along with WhyHunger and other U.S. allies, worked to organize a gathering between U.S. and African allies to discuss common strategies to fight corporate control of our food system. Convening
At the U.S.-Mexico border, surveillance cameras and military check-points are part of everyday life for those that reside in the surrounding communities. In the borderlands, many workers and their families are exploited and marginalized; ancestral farmland is taken away and replaced with destructive industrial agriculture, and fresh, healthy, local food is not readily accessible for most residents. In this second
//youtu.be/npoEwtU3v9w We’re pleased to announce the launch of the seventh annual IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER global campaign. We are teaming up with Yoko Ono Lennon and Hard Rock International to challenge the charitable approach to ending hunger by working with grassroots partners to ensure that families have resources to develop local solutions, such as land, water, seeds and training, to
This is the teaser
Michael is teaming up with WhyHunger on tour to offer fans some of the best seats in the house with a special meet & greet opportunity!
WhyHunger’s annual fundraising season has arrived! Join WhyHunger, our media partners and dozens of celebrities to fight for everyone’s right to healthy food with exclusive online auctions, events, interviews and a live radio broadcast on Tuesday, November 25. Visit Hungerthon.org to check out all the meaningful gifts you can receive by donating, including a limited-edition Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
By Calondra McArthur, WhyHunger's Communications Coordinator. To recognize National Food Day on October 24th, WhyHunger spoke with partner organization Mother Hubbard's Cupboard (MHC) about their participation in Food Day and the work they do 365 days a year. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, located in Bloomington, Indiana, shares the belief that food is a basic human right and works to ensure that all people have access
WhyHunger staff, along with board member Jen Chapin, participated in the People's Climate March recently held in New York City. Organizers estimate that over 400,000 people participated in the 6+ hour march and over 160 countries across the globe planned events and marched in solidarity to advocate for international action against climate change. Click through the slideshow below for photos
By Bill Ayres, WhyHunger’s Co-Founder and Executive Director. This post originally appeared on Care2. WhyHunger ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Winner Yoko Ono Lennon is presented with a drum by musician, activist and Hope North founder Okello Sam for her lifetime commitment to activism and the fight against hunger. Photo by Mark Von Holden. I remember as a young man marching in

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