To recognize and honor Father’s Day we’re highlighting a few of the many inspiring dads the WhyHunger team works with in the food justice movement. Here, they share how fatherhood has impacted their work in the fight for nutritious food for all. Enjoy! Photo by: Luis Sanchez Saturno Don Bustos, American Friends Service Committee How has being a father
19-06-2015
Summer is here, and the sunny days, backyard BBQs and delicious summer fruit of the season should be something we all can look forward to. But for too many children in the U.S., summer means hunger. When summer break begins, millions of children will go without the lunches and breakfasts supplied by in-school meal programs during the school year. No
17-06-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s
12-06-2015
Bruce Springsteen is widely celebrated for his long list of musical accomplishments. As a 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, he’s won 20 Grammys, an Academy Award and has sold over 185 million albums. As one of America’s most beloved artists, Springsteen’s Born to Run (1975) made an impact on the music community that has lasted decades. This
09-06-2015
WhyHunger ally, the Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA), released a new report that exposes major discord between Walmart’s labor and environmental claims and the reality in its food supply chain and provides recommendations for improvements. Findings in the report show that Walmart’s commitments to improving these standards have not translated to actual improvements in working conditions or the environment across
04-06-2015
To recognize and honor Father’s Day we’re highlighting a few of the many inspiring dads the WhyHunger team works with in the food justice movement. Here, they share how fatherhood has impacted their work in the fight for nutritious food for all. Enjoy! Photo by: Luis Sanchez Saturno Don Bustos, American Friends Service Committee How has being a father
19-06-2015
Summer is here, and the sunny days, backyard BBQs and delicious summer fruit of the season should be something we all can look forward to. But for too many children in the U.S., summer means hunger. When summer break begins, millions of children will go without the lunches and breakfasts supplied by in-school meal programs during the school year. No
17-06-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s
12-06-2015
Bruce Springsteen is widely celebrated for his long list of musical accomplishments. As a 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, he’s won 20 Grammys, an Academy Award and has sold over 185 million albums. As one of America’s most beloved artists, Springsteen’s Born to Run (1975) made an impact on the music community that has lasted decades. This
09-06-2015
WhyHunger ally, the Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA), released a new report that exposes major discord between Walmart’s labor and environmental claims and the reality in its food supply chain and provides recommendations for improvements. Findings in the report show that Walmart’s commitments to improving these standards have not translated to actual improvements in working conditions or the environment across
04-06-2015