MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Healthy Options, Healthy Meals

Innovative program to improve access to nutritious meals for those in need

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is proud to partner with Kaiser Permanente to launch Healthy Options, Healthy Meals, a groundbreaking national initiative to make healthy and nutritious food more accessible for low-income families.

Feeding America food banks in the eight Kaiser Permanente regions* were invited to participate in this two and a half year initiative, which aims to strengthen their capacity to achieve their healthy food goals, wherever they may be along the healthy eating continuum. Healthy Options, Healthy Meals is designed to be collaborative not prescriptive; together, MAZON and participating food bank partners will co-create a process for change and help shape how the food bank community conducts this type of work.

MAZON will provide a framework for approaching this important work, as well as technical resources and a peer-to-peer network. MAZON will also provide individualized support, assisting each food bank in customizing a plan that is tailored to its needs and strategic goals on its path to becoming a stronger change agent and community resource for healthy eating.

MAZON is pleased to have the Atkins Center for Weight and Health at University of California, Berkeley as program evaluators who will assist throughout each stage of the project in our effort to build healthy communities.

Read program updates and other news.

MAZON is thrilled to have 12 food banks participating in the program. Click here to see the official list.

MAZON is proud to have industry-leading partners and a highly experienced advisory board.

Kickoff presentations and other resources are available in the Toolbox

* Kaiser Permanente regions include: Colorado, Ohio, Georgia, Mid-Atlantic (Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia), Hawaii, Northwest (Oregon and Southern Washington), Northern California and Southern California.