WhyHunger
@whyhunger
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A leading advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to end hunger & injustice. Nutritious food is a human right! 🌾🌏
New York, NY
Joined November 2008
WhyHunger's Hotline & Find Food Database helps connect people with free, local resources in their community. Help us spread the word about this service at a time when many are struggling to get food on the table. #FoodJustice #EndHunger #SNAP
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Hello Tuesday! Joining Zerlina: @RepGaramendi (D-CA-08), @whyhunger exec. dir. Jenique Jones #Hungerthon, & 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' Calvin Duncan! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @SiriusXMProg Ch. 127 https://t.co/vD1aZYbT6x
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America needs you! Join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today.
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We’re sharing something special, a signed 3 Feet High & Rising test pressing from Pos & Maseo, plus 6 classic albums on vinyl and limited-edition DAISY-inspired Stance socks. Every bid supports @WhyHunger and the fight to end hunger Last call to bid: https://t.co/9phAvT8KMc
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Nutritious food is a right — not a privilege. Yet millions are going hungry. For 50 years, WhyHunger has connected people to urgent food relief and supported long-term solutions like co-ops, sustainable farming & food justice. Take action: https://t.co/R9tu7CWSc9
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SNAP is the most effective anti-hunger program in the country and helps lift people out of poverty. It also stimulates local economies, supports educational outcomes for children, and reduces long-term health care costs. This is the largest cut to SNAP ever enacted.
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WhyHunger joined @fractweets & 1,500 national, state, and local orgs in signing a letter urging Congress to cosponsor the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 and mitigate the damage SNAP cuts will cause for families. https://t.co/qXwd14o3t6
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Media Contacts: Food Research & Action Center Jordan Baker [email protected] 202-640-1118 Center on Budget and Policy Priori...
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Confusion and misinformation are keeping eligible immigrant families from SNAP. Join FRAC and partners for a briefing on H.R. 1’s changes and how advocates can respond with clear, trusted outreach.
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H.R. 1 introduced sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), narrowing eligibility for many humanitarian-based noncitizens and deepening fear among immigrant communit...
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After families went weeks without food assistance during the shutdown, USDA is escalating again by pressuring states to hand over extensive personal data on SNAP households and warning that benefit payments could be withheld if states refuse. Link:
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Published December 5, 2025 The nation is still emerging from the unprecedented disruption of the November government shutdown, during which the Trump administration refused to issue Supplemental...
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Celebrating 50 years of @whyhunger , a great charity working to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world ! @Transparent_AP donated this 16x20 print of Bruce Springsteen at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ in 2011 for their Hungerthon Auction . Check the link in my bio for the
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- TARGET $2 - and yes, its even better, the price target is $6 - DYOR
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SiriusXM is teaming up with @whyhunger for another Hungerthon campaign to help end hunger in America. Bid for 2 Tickets to a 2026 @davematthewsbnd Summer Tour Show of Your choice + Signed Vinyl by Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: https://t.co/a7r2YVL5ux
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Help bring John Lennon’s vision for a hunger-free world to life by joining the Hungerthon campaign. Donations via https://t.co/t6ur81zddv unlock special John Lennon Imagine There’s No Hunger gifts and other exclusive merch. You can also bid on celebrity auction items and
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Last chance! Don’t miss your final opportunity to snag incredible auction items and experiences and support our #Hungerthon campaign. All proceeds fuel our work to end hunger. Bid here: https://t.co/Kn0J1cuDn0
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The USDA is threatening to pull some federal food assistance funding from states that have refused to turn over recipient data, despite a federal order restricting the agency from doing so.
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In defiance of a federal order, the agency says it will stop funding SNAP in states that refuse to share recipient data.
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The shutdown likely resulted in changes within federal agencies that will have long-lasting consequences, not only for farmers but for all Americans.
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Experts warn that the longest government shutdown in history will continue to impact how the country farms and eats.
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We’re sharing something special — a signed 3 Feet High & Rising test pressing from Pos & Maseo, plus 6 classic albums on vinyl and limited-edition DAISY-inspired Stance socks. Every bid supports @WhyHunger and the fight to end hunger. Bid now: https://t.co/9phAvT8KMc
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The Beatles are teaming up with @whyhunger to help end hunger in America. Bid to win: 🎵 Guest DJ on @SIRIUSXM’s The Beatles Channel 💿 Anthology 12LP Vinyl Box Set & Book Bid and make an impact at: https://t.co/zDNRpIpCjm You can also donate to WhyHunger’s Hungerthon
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Teaming up with @WhyHunger for the #Hungerthon campaign to help end food insecurity in America. ❤️🫶 It's your last chance to bid on exclusive experiences and auction items from your favorite hosts, DJs, and celebrities in support of #WhyHunger’s work to ensure everyone has
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Hunger can’t wait. Together we have the power to make change Donate to @whyhunger's annual #Hungerthon campaign & power local solutions to end hunger $100 connects 60 families with nutritious food 🍽️ $500 strengthens community food programs🍴 Give here: https://t.co/HisoeoV9Kb
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Wrapping up Power to the People series today with @charlesxhua @RepMikeLevin @repmarkharrisNC Plus @antjuansea @maxboot @whyhunger discussing https://t.co/FFGI1M19PI and Mark Miller Pacific Legal Foundation on SCOTUS 7-9am ET Ch 124 @siriusxmpotus
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SiriusXM and WhyHunger's Hungerthon, the annual campaign to raise funds and awareness to end hunger in the U.S.
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The 2nd annual #Hungerthon Hustle was a success! 💪 With co-host @MarcusCooks & our amazing community, we hustled to help end hunger in the U.S. Thanks to our partners and sponsors who made this event possible! Learn more: https://t.co/EdAgDQWVEd
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1 more week to bid on exclusive auction items with proceeds helping to end hunger. Bid on special experiences & items from your favorite hosts, DJs and celebrities in support of @WhyHunger’s work to ensure everyone has access to food. Bid here: https://t.co/OHnz91Vb7b
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