Why Harry Chapin Still Matters, Part II.

Singer/Songwriter Harry Chapin as a Delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

Why Harry Chapin Still Matters, Part II.

(World Class musicians Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel admired Harry Chapin as an artist, and still revere him, to this day, as a humanitarian with growing global impact. You can read Part I of this story right here: https://medium.com/@stevevillano/why-harry-chapin-still-matters-part-i-e2170c28135a

40 years ago, the first and only United States Presidential Commission on Hunger delivered a scorching report on global hunger, with specific recommendation on how to reduce food insecurity among tens of millions of people in the U.S., and around the world. Singer/Songwriter Harry Chapin and his “one person think tank” Sandy Chapin, were among the driving forces behind the creation of this unique Commission, which saw it’s practical recommendations and visionary goals suffocated with the election of Ronald Reagan, and the rise of the Far Right in the United States in 1980.

Now, some 39 years after his death, Harry Chapin’s work against hunger and food insecurity matters more than ever before, as the COVID pandemic has dramatically deepened hunger and food insecurity in communities across this country and around the world. This week, “Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something,” the first documentary about Harry Chapin’s brief, but impactful, life was released nationwide to coincide with…