Tag: usda

  • Shirley Sherrod, Black Farmers & MAZON

    Aug 3rd 2010

    by Leonard Fein

    It would be an absurd overstatement to say that we were friends, but it is true that some 20 years ago, along with Irv Cramer, then the executive director of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, I spent the better part of a week traveling through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, a trip organized for us ... continue reading »


  • A Message from MAZON’s Chair

    Apr 30th 2010

    by Joel E. Jacob

    April 30, 2010 Dear Friend of MAZON: I just returned from MAZON’s board of directors meeting in Dallas, Texas and am pleased to bring you up to date on MAZON’s extraordinary achievements over the past year, and exciting plans for the near future. Despite an unstable economy, MAZON has been blessed with generous donors who ... continue reading »


  • White House: Child Hunger & Obesity “Is An Epidemic”

    Mar 23rd 2010

    by Ed Yerke-Robins

    As we ask The 5th Question at our home seders, and further educate ourselves at Child Nutrition Seders across the country, we find incredible support from the current administration as we strive to end child hunger. Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon, where he reiterated that Child ... continue reading »


  • Fighting For Easier Food Stamp Access In California

    Aug 10th 2009

    by Marla Feldman

    With unemployment on the rise and food pantries seeing 40% more people seeking emergency food assistance, it is critical that California moves to a semi-annual reporting system which will ease the burden on food stamp participants and allow them to continue to receive the food assistance that they need.   California is one of the last states to ... continue reading »




Stay Connected!

Sign up for the MAZON mailing list: