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Food Voices: Bringing Food to the Table
Stories from Florida on the challenges faced by farmworkers.
25-05-2011
A Community’s Health Ultimately Depends on their Soil
Yonnette Fleming is a long-time WhyHunger partner and Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winner. Based in NYC, her work at Hattie Carthan Community Market in Brooklyn, New York has inspired community members for over six years. The garden "advances community resilience to the issues of food insecurity and health disparities evident in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood by adding nutrition awareness and food
24-05-2011
On the Road in Milwaukee, WI: Working Together to Build Community Power
For over 35 years WhyHunger has been documenting and promoting the amazing work of community-based groups across the country, spotlighting model programs and best practices.  This year WhyHunger and Growing Power have teamed up to launch the Community Learning Project for Food Justice, a new initiative to build relationships, leadership, and resource capacity development to support community based learning in
23-05-2011
On the Road in Northern California: Nutrition Banking Is In; Food Banking Is Out
An article about Second Harvest's efforts in nutrition education.
23-05-2011
Food Voices: The Landless Workers’ Movement of Brazil
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food Sovereignty Movement.  For the past year, Andrianna has been on a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. Below is the latest
19-05-2011
Food Voices: Land and Dignity
An installment of the "Food Voices" series focusing on the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil.
19-05-2011
On the Road in Northern California: Lunch Ladies Rule!
Most people think of English charm and a recent reality TV series set in Los Angeles when referring to a certain charismatic and accomplished chef who is taking on school food reform as an issue of immediate and vital concern to future generations. Of course, they are thinking of Jamie Oliver and his television series, Food Revolution. But the “Real
17-05-2011
On the Road: Lunch Ladies Rule!
A high school in Santa Cruz uses innovative ideas to address obstacles to school food reform.
17-05-2011
Food Voices: Haiti through the Lens of its Fishers and Farmers
An installment of the "Food Voices" series focusing on Haiti's approach to developing a sustainable food system in the face of a poverty and natural disaster stricken urban landscape.
10-05-2011
Applications are Now Available for the 2011 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
We are pleased to announce that applications are now available for The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA), a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and effective approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States. Since 1985, WhyHunger has been working with the Harry Chapin Foundation to identify and
09-05-2011
Food Voices: Bringing Food to the Table
Stories from Florida on the challenges faced by farmworkers.
25-05-2011
A Community’s Health Ultimately Depends on their Soil
Yonnette Fleming is a long-time WhyHunger partner and Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winner. Based in NYC, her work at Hattie Carthan Community Market in Brooklyn, New York has inspired community members for over six years. The garden "advances community resilience to the issues of food insecurity and health disparities evident in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood by adding nutrition awareness and food
24-05-2011
On the Road in Milwaukee, WI: Working Together to Build Community Power
For over 35 years WhyHunger has been documenting and promoting the amazing work of community-based groups across the country, spotlighting model programs and best practices.  This year WhyHunger and Growing Power have teamed up to launch the Community Learning Project for Food Justice, a new initiative to build relationships, leadership, and resource capacity development to support community based learning in
23-05-2011
On the Road in Northern California: Nutrition Banking Is In; Food Banking Is Out
An article about Second Harvest's efforts in nutrition education.
23-05-2011
Food Voices: The Landless Workers’ Movement of Brazil
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food Sovereignty Movement.  For the past year, Andrianna has been on a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. Below is the latest
19-05-2011
Food Voices: Land and Dignity
An installment of the "Food Voices" series focusing on the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil.
19-05-2011
On the Road in Northern California: Lunch Ladies Rule!
Most people think of English charm and a recent reality TV series set in Los Angeles when referring to a certain charismatic and accomplished chef who is taking on school food reform as an issue of immediate and vital concern to future generations. Of course, they are thinking of Jamie Oliver and his television series, Food Revolution. But the “Real
17-05-2011
On the Road: Lunch Ladies Rule!
A high school in Santa Cruz uses innovative ideas to address obstacles to school food reform.
17-05-2011
Food Voices: Haiti through the Lens of its Fishers and Farmers
An installment of the "Food Voices" series focusing on Haiti's approach to developing a sustainable food system in the face of a poverty and natural disaster stricken urban landscape.
10-05-2011
Applications are Now Available for the 2011 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
We are pleased to announce that applications are now available for The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA), a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and effective approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States. Since 1985, WhyHunger has been working with the Harry Chapin Foundation to identify and
09-05-2011