Food Access

Putting Food and Farming at the Center of Climate Action: Q&A with Anna Lappé

Food and agriculture systems are increasingly on climate negotiators’ and policy makers’ radar. At COP30, how do we turn that into action?

Doing the Right Thing Is Good Business: Q&A with Nishant Roy

“Hunger is not unsolvable,” says Chobani’s Nishant Roy, and businesses have a role to play in creating a world free from food insecurity.

A Hidden Crisis: The Growing Threat of Food Insecurity Among Older Adults

Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of older New Yorkers surveyed experienced food insecurity in the past year.

USDA Ends Key Food Security Report, Leaving Advocates in the Dark

After three decades, the USDA has canceled its Household Food Security report, one of the most reliable measures of hunger in America.

Op-Ed | Freedom to Choose What to Eat—and the Power to Build a Better Food Future

Science shows we have the tools to feed a growing population without destroying the planet.

Let’s Work Hand-In-Hand for a Better Future on World Food Day

Join us this World Food Day 2025 to explore powerful solutions to fight hunger, promote healthy diets, and build a sustainable food future—because together, we can nourish the world.

The Promise of Urban Agroecology to Enhance Food and Nutrition Security in the 21st Century

Teaching communities about urban agroecology is about more than farming. “We are educating people for sustainability in the 21st century.”

Food Is Medicine Requires Systemic Changes: “It’s No One Discipline’s Job to Solve Food Insecurity”

Amid rising food insecurity and cuts to federal nutrition programs, leaders at Climate Week NYC explore how food can be a tool for health, equity, and community resilience.

School Meals Can Nourish Children—and Regenerate the Food System

Regenerative school meals can nourish children, support farmers, and fight climate change—but they urgently need investment, panelists say at Climate Week NYC 2025.

Cross-Sector Solutions To Global Hunger: “Every Season We Waste Is a Season Where Someone Is Going Hungry”

All solutions—from AI to school meals to on-farm tech—must be created alongside those working on the ground, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.

Putting Power in the Hands of the People: Q&A with Karen Washington

As lawmakers ignore the toll that policies are taking on the most vulnerable, farmer and activist Karen Washington says it’s time for communities to look inward and organize.

Exploring Solutions for a Hotter, Hungrier World at Climate Week

Chefs, AI experts, philanthropies, and food advocates are uniting to explore food systems resilience at Climate Week NYC.

Act Now: Join Young People in the Fight to End Food Waste

The message from young people is clear: We can no longer toss good food when there are plenty of ways to distribute it to people who need it.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Child Poverty in a Changing Climate, Increasing Food Prices, and Indigenous Sea Communities in Malaysia

Explore five urgent stories this week, from Climate Week NYC to collapsing coastal ecosystems and ballooning food prices.

Shaping U.S. Leadership on Global Food Security Amid Political Shifts

At a time when the U.S. seems to be retreating from the global stage, the Food Security Leadership Council wants to strengthen international relationships to build a food secure world.

Steady Work, Lasting Change: How Maine is Leveraging Federal Nutrition Programs to End Childhood Food Insecurity

Maine understands that hungry kids can’t learn—and that the solutions to end childhood food insecurity are a win for families, farmers, and local economies.

When Aid Declines, Hunger Rises: The Cost of Cutting Humanitarian Support

Shrinking humanitarian aid will hit many sectors—hard. It doesn’t bode well for the hunger and malnutrition on the African continent where food security rates are already deteriorating.

‘It’s On Us’: Dion’s Chicago Dream Fights Hunger and Builds Wealth

Food is Medicine is a $25 billion market, and the Founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream wants it to serve communities first.

Draft MAHA Report Favors Research, Not Rules

A leaked draft MAHA Strategy to address childhood chronic disease highlights education and research but avoids tougher restrictions on industry.

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