By Katrina Moore, Editorial Assistant at WhyHunger. Two summers ago, I found myself sweating in northern Ghana’s hot sun, following a t-shirt-clad doctor around his clinic’s grounds. Dr. David Abdulai spoke with the strength and humility of a Zen teacher and had an unusual approach to healthcare: in addition to medicine, he treats his patients with unconditional acceptance. A year
15-07-2014
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. Maine is the first state to pass local ordinances in favor of food sovereignty, or the right of communities to determine how their food is grown, processed and distributed. In May, WhyHunger staff stood in solidarity with small farmers as they held a press conference in Portland, Maine, on the day of an
14-07-2014
Back in March we shared reflections from the team at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard (Bloomington, Indiana) after a site visit to their Nourishing Connections partners Neighbors Together (New York, NY) in Brooklyn, NY. This month, we are checking in with the community learning pair after Neighbors Together’s site visit to Indiana. Read Neighbors Together’s reflections from Denny Marsh and Amy Blumsack
11-07-2014
The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) fills the gap for millions of low-income children who receive free or reduced in-school meal programs during the school year. The program provides free, nutritious summer meals for kids at local organizations, like schools, recreation centers, playgrounds, parks, churches, summer camps and more, all over the country - all summer long. WhyHunger is partnering with the
10-07-2014
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newest web resource, a digital storytelling site showcasing voices of leaders and communities across the country on the front lines of food justice. Telling the story of hunger and poverty is at the core of WhyHunger’s work – we believe that in order to build a movement for food justice we need
09-07-2014
This is a guest post from Dan Susman, Director/Producer of the documentary film Growing Cities. Many of WhyHunger’s partners, including Karen Washington, Malik Yakini, Growing Home, and Added Value, are featured in the film. We’ve all heard about the problems in agriculture, from GMOs and CAFOs to aging farmers and dead zones in Gulf of Mexico. But, what all these
03-07-2014
02-07-2014
By Katrina Moore, Editorial Assistant at WhyHunger. Two summers ago, I found myself sweating in northern Ghana’s hot sun, following a t-shirt-clad doctor around his clinic’s grounds. Dr. David Abdulai spoke with the strength and humility of a Zen teacher and had an unusual approach to healthcare: in addition to medicine, he treats his patients with unconditional acceptance. A year
15-07-2014
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. Maine is the first state to pass local ordinances in favor of food sovereignty, or the right of communities to determine how their food is grown, processed and distributed. In May, WhyHunger staff stood in solidarity with small farmers as they held a press conference in Portland, Maine, on the day of an
14-07-2014
Back in March we shared reflections from the team at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard (Bloomington, Indiana) after a site visit to their Nourishing Connections partners Neighbors Together (New York, NY) in Brooklyn, NY. This month, we are checking in with the community learning pair after Neighbors Together’s site visit to Indiana. Read Neighbors Together’s reflections from Denny Marsh and Amy Blumsack
11-07-2014
The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) fills the gap for millions of low-income children who receive free or reduced in-school meal programs during the school year. The program provides free, nutritious summer meals for kids at local organizations, like schools, recreation centers, playgrounds, parks, churches, summer camps and more, all over the country - all summer long. WhyHunger is partnering with the
10-07-2014
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newest web resource, a digital storytelling site showcasing voices of leaders and communities across the country on the front lines of food justice. Telling the story of hunger and poverty is at the core of WhyHunger’s work – we believe that in order to build a movement for food justice we need
09-07-2014
This is a guest post from Dan Susman, Director/Producer of the documentary film Growing Cities. Many of WhyHunger’s partners, including Karen Washington, Malik Yakini, Growing Home, and Added Value, are featured in the film. We’ve all heard about the problems in agriculture, from GMOs and CAFOs to aging farmers and dead zones in Gulf of Mexico. But, what all these
03-07-2014
02-07-2014