This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
26-02-2014
We’re pleased to congratulate WhyHunger’s own Beatriz Beckford and the Weeksville Heritage Center as they are honored this evening by the Brooklyn Borough President as part of the borough’s Black History Month celebration. Tonight's event will feature the Brooklyn Historical Society's exhibition, "Brooklyn Abolitionists/In Pursuit of Freedom." Beatriz has been a community organizer and activist for over a decade, formerly
24-02-2014
"National Hunger Hotline, how can I help you?" "Are they going to cut my food stamps again?! I'm mentally and physically disabled and they already cut them back in November!" I quickly realized that the man on the other end of the line had heard about SNAP cuts in the farm bill on the news, and that he wanted to
21-02-2014
In The Meat Racket, investigative reporter Christopher Leonard takes on the astonishing consolidation of the US meat industry in recent decades--and delivers a damning account of how just a few companies have built a system that has turned American farmers into sharecroppers and devastated rural communities, while raising consumer prices for meat and walking away with the tremendous profits. The
18-02-2014
In January, NHC staff traveled to Austin, Texas to attend the One World Everybody Eats Summit and to visit with some new and old partners. Although each event or partner carries out different activities, they all demonstrate how community building can be a powerful tool for change. Our first stop was The Sustainable Food Center (SFC). This community food security
14-02-2014
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
26-02-2014
We’re pleased to congratulate WhyHunger’s own Beatriz Beckford and the Weeksville Heritage Center as they are honored this evening by the Brooklyn Borough President as part of the borough’s Black History Month celebration. Tonight's event will feature the Brooklyn Historical Society's exhibition, "Brooklyn Abolitionists/In Pursuit of Freedom." Beatriz has been a community organizer and activist for over a decade, formerly
24-02-2014
"National Hunger Hotline, how can I help you?" "Are they going to cut my food stamps again?! I'm mentally and physically disabled and they already cut them back in November!" I quickly realized that the man on the other end of the line had heard about SNAP cuts in the farm bill on the news, and that he wanted to
21-02-2014
In The Meat Racket, investigative reporter Christopher Leonard takes on the astonishing consolidation of the US meat industry in recent decades--and delivers a damning account of how just a few companies have built a system that has turned American farmers into sharecroppers and devastated rural communities, while raising consumer prices for meat and walking away with the tremendous profits. The
18-02-2014
In January, NHC staff traveled to Austin, Texas to attend the One World Everybody Eats Summit and to visit with some new and old partners. Although each event or partner carries out different activities, they all demonstrate how community building can be a powerful tool for change. Our first stop was The Sustainable Food Center (SFC). This community food security
14-02-2014