United States

Do something. Do something!

by Eli Sasow The Washington Post October 24, 2020

Mary Jo Copeland runs a food kitchen and charity in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is her story....

‘Fulfilling a purpose:’ DC man starts 24/7 pop-up food pantry in Brookland neighborhood

by Elliot Henney WJLA October 24, 2020

In Washington DC, Tri Trinh set up a 24/7 food pantry to help neighbors in need...

America is suffering its worst hunger crisis in decades. Here’s how to fix the problem.

by Mike Johanns, Tom Vilsack and Rajiv J. Shah USA Today October 22, 2020

Mike Johanns, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 2005 to 2007; Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 to 2017; and Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development from 2010 to 2015, write in this opinion pi...

SNAP benefit increase takes effect

by USDA Food and Nutrition Service Morning Ag Clips October 13, 2020

The previously announced 5.3% cost of living increase to the maximum benefit amounts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) took effect Oct. 1st, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminded. As a result, SNAP households will ...

Food Insecurity In The U.S. By The Numbers

by Christianna Silva NPR September 29, 2020

With COVID-19 continuing to spread, and millions of Americans still out of work, one of the nation's most urgent problems has only grown worse: hunger....

Food insecurity, demand on Syracuse University pantries rise due to pandemic’s financial tolls

by Maggie Hicks The Daily Orange September 8, 2020

Now that in-person instruction has resumed at Syracuse University, Syeisha Byrd expects the number of students who access on-campus food pantries to increase. The South Campus food pantry served 158 students in April, a spike that decreased to 35 ...

  • World Hunger Education
    Service
    P.O. Box 29015
    Washington, D.C. 20017
  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.