WhyHunger
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Mission Statement
WhyHunger believes a world without hunger is possible. We provide critical resources to support grassroots movements and fuel community solutions rooted in social, environmental, racial and economic justice. We are working to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world.
About This Cause
WhyHunger is a leader in building the movement to end hunger and poverty by The Nourish Network for the Right to Food is working with emergency food providers, community health organizations and other grassroots and national allies to transform the charitable response to hunger in the U.S. into a more equitable and inclusive social justice movement that recognizes nutritious food as a human right. The WhyHunger Hotline refers people in need across the U.S. to food pantries, soup kitchens, summer meals sites, government nutrition programs and grassroots organizations, especially those that provide access to nutritious foods and nutritional support services. Call 1(800) 5-HUNGRY, text your zip code to 1-800-548-6479 or visit whyhunger.org/findfood to locate a local emergency food provider and other support services. The Grassroots Action Network works in partnership with community-based leaders, organizations and networks to build a movement for a just and equitable food system in the U.S. By supporting and promoting grassroots leadership, WhyHunger works to build capacity for community organizing and to accelerate the collective impact of community - based strategies for food justice. Visit our Connect page to join the conversation, find resources and tap into our growing network. The Global Movements Program supports and partners with social movements and networks to build international solidarity and advance the goals of food sovereignty and the basic rights to food, land, water and sustainable livelihoods for all people. Click here to learn more about WhyHunger's work around the world. Artists Against Hunger & Poverty offers artists, the artist community and the music industry the opportunity to use their voices to support the movement to end hunger and poverty. Over $13 million has been raised to support innovative and effective community-based organizations fighting hunger and ensuring the right to nutritious food for all in communities all across the world. Click here to learn how artists like Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Emily Kinney, Dispatch, Chicago, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Brandi Carlile and more work with WhyHunger and what you can do to get involved. Hungerthon® is WhyHunger's largest annual campaign featuring a series of fundraising concerts and events culminating in a national radiothon that has grown to become a Thanksgiving Day tradition, raising millions of dollars to combat hunger and poverty. Visit hungerthon.org for news, events, sponsorship information and volunteer opportunities connecting people to nutritious, affordable food and by supporting grassroots solutions that inspire self-reliance and community empowerment.