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NEW YORK (AP) — WhyHunger would have liked to be out of service by now.
Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin and radio DJ Bill Ayres founded the grassroots support organization in 1975 with the idea they could eradicate hunger at its root by leveraging their music industry connections to fund community groups advancing economic and food security. And, yet, the global nonprofit is hitting the half-century mark this year — an anniversary that reflects the sobering need for continued food assistance.
“It is pride and shame in equal measure,” said Jen Chapin, the daughter of Harry Chapin and a WhyHunger board member, at the nonprofit’s gala Wednesday night. “That this organization is still relevant when hunger is a completely solvable problem — it’s embarrassing.”
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