“We can’t talk to youth about farms if they are disconnected from the land, and how do we create better school food without the voices of youth who use the program each and every day.” Beatriz Beckford, Co-Director, Grassroots Action Network at WhyHunger Beatriz is one of four social justice activists that have come together with eighteen young authors to
15-07-2015
Reflections from WhyHunger’s Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau This past month, WhyHunger participated in the 2015 US Social Forum, the largest gathering of grassroots organizations and social movements in the US. Inspired by the World Social Forum, which was first organized in Brazil in 2001, the first US Social Forum was held in 2007 in Atlanta, GA, and then again in 2010 in Detroit.
14-07-2015
WHY In most cases, the slow, steady movement to alleviate food insecurity and build food justice in America is taking place on a small scale, by individuals and small groups working deep within their communities. The individual and collective belief in the power of controlling one's food and nutrition is an act of healthy resistance against a large-scale corporate food
13-07-2015
WhyHunger works with a national network of organizations to provide capacity building tools, resources, and services to grassroots and community based organizations addressing local issues of hunger and poverty. Explore programs and services like community mentoring, training and technical assistance, funding opportunities and much more in "Build Capacity."
09-07-2015
Federal Food Programs provide important health and nutrition benefits to children, women, the elderly, and families in need. Need help accessing Federal Food Programs, like SNAP, WIC and Summer Meals? Call 1.800.5HUNGRY or click on the links below to learn more. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program (SNAP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
09-07-2015
Re-posted with permission. This article was originally published on the Labor Notes website and features migrant farmworkers that have come together to rally on a range of issues including fair pay and Social Security benefits. by Sonia Singh Two hundred blueberry pickers walked off the job last week after Sakuma Brothers Farms introduced a new quota. When farmworkers cross borders,
08-07-2015
WhyHunger's 2o13-2014 Annual Report has just been released! This report is full of our achievements and impacts over the past couple years as we continue to build a broad-based social movement with our grassroots partners to ensure that everyone has a right to nutritious food. In it you’ll find updates on annual campaigns such as Hungerthon and Imagine There’s No Hunger
06-07-2015
In May, The Nourish Network for the Right to Food held the Hunger and Health Gathering at Rutgers University that gave eight different organizations the opportunity to build relationships and create space for shared learning. Staff attended from The Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn, NY; Center for Food Action in Englewood, NJ; Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, NJ; God’s Love
02-07-2015
WhyHunger Chapin Awards, from left: Brian McMorrow, WhyHunger Board Chair; Loretta Muñoz, ASCAP Assistant Vice President; Bill Ayres, WhyHunger Ambassador (WhyHunger Lifetime Achievement Award); Grace Potter, musician (ASCAP Harry Chapin Vanguard Award); Felix Cavliere, musician (ASAP Harry Chapin Legacy Award); Noreen Springstead, WhyHunger Executive Director; Seth Saltzman, ASCAP Senior Vice President. Image Credit: Diane Bondareff for WhyHunger All good stories
30-06-2015
“We can’t talk to youth about farms if they are disconnected from the land, and how do we create better school food without the voices of youth who use the program each and every day.” Beatriz Beckford, Co-Director, Grassroots Action Network at WhyHunger Beatriz is one of four social justice activists that have come together with eighteen young authors to
15-07-2015
Reflections from WhyHunger’s Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau This past month, WhyHunger participated in the 2015 US Social Forum, the largest gathering of grassroots organizations and social movements in the US. Inspired by the World Social Forum, which was first organized in Brazil in 2001, the first US Social Forum was held in 2007 in Atlanta, GA, and then again in 2010 in Detroit.
14-07-2015
WHY In most cases, the slow, steady movement to alleviate food insecurity and build food justice in America is taking place on a small scale, by individuals and small groups working deep within their communities. The individual and collective belief in the power of controlling one's food and nutrition is an act of healthy resistance against a large-scale corporate food
13-07-2015
WhyHunger works with a national network of organizations to provide capacity building tools, resources, and services to grassroots and community based organizations addressing local issues of hunger and poverty. Explore programs and services like community mentoring, training and technical assistance, funding opportunities and much more in "Build Capacity."
09-07-2015
Federal Food Programs provide important health and nutrition benefits to children, women, the elderly, and families in need. Need help accessing Federal Food Programs, like SNAP, WIC and Summer Meals? Call 1.800.5HUNGRY or click on the links below to learn more. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program (SNAP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
09-07-2015
Re-posted with permission. This article was originally published on the Labor Notes website and features migrant farmworkers that have come together to rally on a range of issues including fair pay and Social Security benefits. by Sonia Singh Two hundred blueberry pickers walked off the job last week after Sakuma Brothers Farms introduced a new quota. When farmworkers cross borders,
08-07-2015
WhyHunger's 2o13-2014 Annual Report has just been released! This report is full of our achievements and impacts over the past couple years as we continue to build a broad-based social movement with our grassroots partners to ensure that everyone has a right to nutritious food. In it you’ll find updates on annual campaigns such as Hungerthon and Imagine There’s No Hunger
06-07-2015
In May, The Nourish Network for the Right to Food held the Hunger and Health Gathering at Rutgers University that gave eight different organizations the opportunity to build relationships and create space for shared learning. Staff attended from The Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn, NY; Center for Food Action in Englewood, NJ; Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, NJ; God’s Love
02-07-2015
WhyHunger Chapin Awards, from left: Brian McMorrow, WhyHunger Board Chair; Loretta Muñoz, ASCAP Assistant Vice President; Bill Ayres, WhyHunger Ambassador (WhyHunger Lifetime Achievement Award); Grace Potter, musician (ASCAP Harry Chapin Vanguard Award); Felix Cavliere, musician (ASAP Harry Chapin Legacy Award); Noreen Springstead, WhyHunger Executive Director; Seth Saltzman, ASCAP Senior Vice President. Image Credit: Diane Bondareff for WhyHunger All good stories
30-06-2015