Archives: School Food

School Breakfast at Half Century: A Look Back to Move Ahead

Janet Poppendieck, activist, author, professor emerita at Hunter College, co-founder of the NYC Food Policy Center, senior faculty fellow at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, and WhyHunger Board Member, reflects on her decades of research and advocacy to promote the School Breakfast Program in light of its 50th anniversary. Poppendieck examines the history, challenges, [...]

School Breakfast at Half Century: A Look Back to Move Aheadadmin2022-07-24T02:17:13-04:00

Food Justice in the Trump Age: Priorities for NYC Advocates

Trump’s inauguration, coupled with Republican Congressional control, requires every constituency to analyze the threats to the gains of the last eight years. This is particularly urgent for New Yorkers involved in eliminating food insecurity and hunger, fighting malnutrition and health inequality, and ensuring a sustainable food system with good jobs. Anticipating efforts to undermine food [...]

Food Justice in the Trump Age: Priorities for NYC Advocatesadmin2022-07-24T02:43:06-04:00