Wyclef Jean Receives ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at World Hunger Year Gala

Wyclef Jean holding his ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award

On June 8, 2009 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City, multiple Grammy-Award winning writer, musician, and producer Wyclef Jean was presented with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for his dedication to fighting hunger and poverty in his native Haiti. Past honoree Harry Belafonte presented the award to Jean before an audience of more than 400 people from the political, business, entertainment and non-profit worlds. Also honored the same evening were WFAN Sports Radio 66, Growing Power and several groups from around the country who have been influential in their communities in helping to raise awareness and battle the causes of hunger.

Co-founded by the late singer-songwriter and ASCAP member Harry Chapin and radio producer and current Executive Director Billy Ayres in 1975, WHY aims to help create self-reliance, economic justice and equal access to nutritious and affordable food.

ASCAP is a founding sponsor of WHY's Artists Against Hunger and Poverty.