About World Hunger Education Service (WHES) & Hunger Notes

Mission Statement

For the past 37 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. 

Board of Directors

Dan Shaughnessy (Chairperson), Margie Ferris Morris, Steve Hansch, Antonio Gayoso,  Lane Vanderslice (Acting Treasurer), Elizabeth Whelan, Linda Worthington (Board Secretary). (For biographical information, click on the link.)

WHES Associates and contributors

WHES Associates and contributors, through their financial support, play a vital role in sustaining the World Hunger Education Service and Hunger Notes, making possible the Hunger Notes website and other activities. For more information

Hunger Notes

Hunger Notes is an online publication of WHES.  In print for 25 years, Hunger Notes is, as of 2001, a web publication.

Lane Vanderslice, Managing Editor
Patricia L. Kutzner, Editor Emeritus

WHES has approved consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Hunger Notes welcomes letters or op eds

Send to:

Editor, Hunger Notes
WHES
P.O. Box 29056
Washington, D.C. 20017

Or E-mail to: hungernotes@verizon.net

Consultation before submitting op eds is encouraged.

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