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
Farm-to-institution programs create partnerships between local farmers and communities via schools, public institutions, restaurants and businesses. Farmers benefit from increased business; the community benefits from the dollars kept in the region; and the eaters -- be they schoolchildren or hospital patients in particular need of a healthy diet -- benefit from the nutrients of local produce. Here are some articles
01-07-2014
01-07-2014
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
Farm-to-institution programs create partnerships between local farmers and communities via schools, public institutions, restaurants and businesses. Farmers benefit from increased business; the community benefits from the dollars kept in the region; and the eaters -- be they schoolchildren or hospital patients in particular need of a healthy diet -- benefit from the nutrients of local produce. Here are some articles
01-07-2014
01-07-2014