“There’s a lot to be excited about, and yet so much more needed to ensure nutritious food is a human right and the broader transformation of our food system.” NEW YORK (September 28, 2022) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement on today’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health: “Ending hunger by 2030
20-09-2022
“This is a chance to do the big, transformative work we need to have a country where everyone can live a dignified, nourished life. A framework that is focused on dismantling structural inequities and ensuring broad based prosperity for all is essential.” NEW YORK (August 30, 2022) – As the Biden Administration set the date of September 28, 2022 for the upcoming
30-08-2022
by Krystal Lee According to the American Immigration Council, the United States labor force in 2019 was comprised of 28.5 million immigrant workers, with the largest percentage of workers in the agriculture industry. Migrant workers are an integral part of this country and are often forgotten about or criminalized despite the immense impact they have across all industries. Unfortunately, this
18-08-2022
WhyHunger Testimony Submitted for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health July 14, 2022 Introduction Hunger is solvable. Solutions to hunger and adequate nutrition already exist across the U.S. They are multi-faceted and interwoven and can be found in the ways communities most impacted by hunger, poverty, and oppression are nourishing themselves and each other. As
27-07-2022
“A world without hunger is possible… with the right solutions” NEW YORK (July 27, 2022) – WhyHunger, a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world, has submitted formal testimony to the Biden Administration ahead of the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
27-07-2022
by Mackenzie Nolan On July 16th, we honored the 41st anniversary of the passing of our co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry’s impact on WhyHunger, and the world, has truly been larger-than-life. Harry’s deep belief that nutritious food is a human right and that everyone deserves to live a life of dignity continues to be a pillar of what defines WhyHunger’s work today.
21-07-2022
by Mackenzie Nolan Last month, Jeff Pulver hosted a special concert experience to honor the memory and music of WhyHunger’s co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry Chapin embodied the artist/activist and was a visionary with a dream to end world hunger and poverty. Harry Chapin has shown the world and artists alike that music has the power to shift social movements,
15-07-2022
Now is the time for action. WhyHunger has been working with the White House, alongside dozens of organizations and advocates, to help inform the upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health. We believe this once-in-a-generation event offers the opportunity for our government to take transformational action to end hunger in the U.S., but we need you to add
07-07-2022
Last year, the U.S. government officially recognized Juneteenth as a federal legal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. In reality, it marks the date – June 19th 1865 – more than 2 and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation that the “last” enslaved people in Galveston, Texas got the news of their freedom. For many folks
17-06-2022
June 18th is going to be a big day. WhyHunger is a national partner of the Poor People’s Campaign and is excited to join them as a mobilizing partner for their transformative gathering: A National Call for Moral Revival in Washington DC. There are 140 million poor and low-income people in this country, experiencing multiple, intersecting injustices everyday. The Poor People’s
15-06-2022
“There’s a lot to be excited about, and yet so much more needed to ensure nutritious food is a human right and the broader transformation of our food system.” NEW YORK (September 28, 2022) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement on today’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health: “Ending hunger by 2030
20-09-2022
“This is a chance to do the big, transformative work we need to have a country where everyone can live a dignified, nourished life. A framework that is focused on dismantling structural inequities and ensuring broad based prosperity for all is essential.” NEW YORK (August 30, 2022) – As the Biden Administration set the date of September 28, 2022 for the upcoming
30-08-2022
by Krystal Lee According to the American Immigration Council, the United States labor force in 2019 was comprised of 28.5 million immigrant workers, with the largest percentage of workers in the agriculture industry. Migrant workers are an integral part of this country and are often forgotten about or criminalized despite the immense impact they have across all industries. Unfortunately, this
18-08-2022
WhyHunger Testimony Submitted for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health July 14, 2022 Introduction Hunger is solvable. Solutions to hunger and adequate nutrition already exist across the U.S. They are multi-faceted and interwoven and can be found in the ways communities most impacted by hunger, poverty, and oppression are nourishing themselves and each other. As
27-07-2022
“A world without hunger is possible… with the right solutions” NEW YORK (July 27, 2022) – WhyHunger, a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world, has submitted formal testimony to the Biden Administration ahead of the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
27-07-2022
by Mackenzie Nolan On July 16th, we honored the 41st anniversary of the passing of our co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry’s impact on WhyHunger, and the world, has truly been larger-than-life. Harry’s deep belief that nutritious food is a human right and that everyone deserves to live a life of dignity continues to be a pillar of what defines WhyHunger’s work today.
21-07-2022
by Mackenzie Nolan Last month, Jeff Pulver hosted a special concert experience to honor the memory and music of WhyHunger’s co-founder, Harry Chapin. Harry Chapin embodied the artist/activist and was a visionary with a dream to end world hunger and poverty. Harry Chapin has shown the world and artists alike that music has the power to shift social movements,
15-07-2022
Now is the time for action. WhyHunger has been working with the White House, alongside dozens of organizations and advocates, to help inform the upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health. We believe this once-in-a-generation event offers the opportunity for our government to take transformational action to end hunger in the U.S., but we need you to add
07-07-2022
Last year, the U.S. government officially recognized Juneteenth as a federal legal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. In reality, it marks the date – June 19th 1865 – more than 2 and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation that the “last” enslaved people in Galveston, Texas got the news of their freedom. For many folks
17-06-2022
June 18th is going to be a big day. WhyHunger is a national partner of the Poor People’s Campaign and is excited to join them as a mobilizing partner for their transformative gathering: A National Call for Moral Revival in Washington DC. There are 140 million poor and low-income people in this country, experiencing multiple, intersecting injustices everyday. The Poor People’s
15-06-2022