WhyHunger and our Community Learning Project partners, Food for Maine’s Future and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently traveled in Maine to continue building solidarity between farmworkers and small farmers. Their tour also raised public awareness of why food justice catalyzes all of us to partner with farmworkers and support the incredible changes underway in Florida's fields, which farmworkers are
04-10-2013
Since the federal government shut down yesterday, the National Hunger Hotline has already begun to receive calls from people impacted, including a furloughed federal worker from Florida who lives paycheck to paycheck and now needs help feeding his family; a Tennessee woman who had trouble finding out how to apply for food stamps because the federal SNAP Information Number is
02-10-2013
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
30-09-2013
Our friends at Food MythBusters and Corporate Accountability International released their latest video yesterday, examining the myth of choice. The film exposes the fast-food industry's aggressive marketing to children, which is driving an epidemic of diet-related disease--and shows how parents, communities, and teachers can stand up for a better food system and for real food. We're pleased that next month,
26-09-2013
Three of us from WhyHunger traveled to Tucson, Arizona, for the Closing the Hunger Gap conference last week, hosted by Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFB). WhyHunger has worked with partners in southern Arizona for several years, supporting local organizations in their efforts to address local issues, through the Somos la Semilla network and with partners including CFB, Tierra
24-09-2013
As a grassroots support organization, WhyHunger’s mission is to work with community-based organizations and leaders across the US and internationally to multiply resources, share stories and foster connections. But what does that look like? We're pleased to premiere a new video today that tells the story of our grassroots support and paints a picture of how we work with community
23-09-2013
WhyHunger and our Community Learning Project partners, Food for Maine’s Future and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently traveled in Maine to continue building solidarity between farmworkers and small farmers. Their tour also raised public awareness of why food justice catalyzes all of us to partner with farmworkers and support the incredible changes underway in Florida's fields, which farmworkers are
04-10-2013
Since the federal government shut down yesterday, the National Hunger Hotline has already begun to receive calls from people impacted, including a furloughed federal worker from Florida who lives paycheck to paycheck and now needs help feeding his family; a Tennessee woman who had trouble finding out how to apply for food stamps because the federal SNAP Information Number is
02-10-2013
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
30-09-2013
Our friends at Food MythBusters and Corporate Accountability International released their latest video yesterday, examining the myth of choice. The film exposes the fast-food industry's aggressive marketing to children, which is driving an epidemic of diet-related disease--and shows how parents, communities, and teachers can stand up for a better food system and for real food. We're pleased that next month,
26-09-2013
Three of us from WhyHunger traveled to Tucson, Arizona, for the Closing the Hunger Gap conference last week, hosted by Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFB). WhyHunger has worked with partners in southern Arizona for several years, supporting local organizations in their efforts to address local issues, through the Somos la Semilla network and with partners including CFB, Tierra
24-09-2013
As a grassroots support organization, WhyHunger’s mission is to work with community-based organizations and leaders across the US and internationally to multiply resources, share stories and foster connections. But what does that look like? We're pleased to premiere a new video today that tells the story of our grassroots support and paints a picture of how we work with community
23-09-2013