Inspired by Jewish values and ideals, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national organization fighting to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel.
Mazon | A Jewish Response To Hunger
There is no invisible line marking the boundaries of need. Hunger has not one face, but multiple. MAZON channels support from the Jewish community to end hunger in every community — a recognition that struggle is universal, and that human connection runs deep.
Our Mission
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Ending hunger means working toward systemic change.
We advance policy solutions that confront hunger's root causes, particularly for populations and problems that have been previously overlooked or ignored. This includes hunger among military families, veterans, single mothers, Native Americans, and LGBTQ seniors.
Urge Congress to Restore Stolen SNAP Benefits
Every day, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) delivers nutrition benefits to over 41 million low-income Americans to help them feed their families with dignity and choice. SNAP recipients access their benefits via electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which have become a frequent target of “skimming” crimes. Skimmers take advantage of security weaknesses in EBT cards by using hidden devices to capture data during grocery checkout. The stolen data is then used to access and drain the benefits in the card holder’s account.
In December of 2022, Congress passed a law to protect and replace SNAP benefits that were stolen from families in need. Unfortunately, that law is set to expire on December 20, 2024. This important policy has led to the replacement of over $60 million in stolen benefits nationwide, and it must be continued.
Without urgent action, families whose SNAP benefits are stolen may lose their ability to put food on the table. Now is an important time to remind policymakers that they have an obligation to make program beneficiaries safe and whole. Please join MAZON in urging Congress to extend the benefit restoration policy.
Challah for Hunger™
This program employs an innovative philanthropic model of bringing together groups around the tradition of baking and selling challah, donating the proceeds to the fight to end hunger locally and nationally. Challah for Hunger develops leaders committed to social justice, engages them in an understanding of the realities and complexities of hunger in America, and guides them to realize and actualize long-term solutions to end hunger.
The Hunger Museum™
The Hunger Museum™ tells the fascinating story of the last 100+ years of hunger and anti-hunger public policy in the United States. Because it’s completely virtual, you can engage with our immersive and interactive exhibits anytime, from anywhere, to learn about the political, economic, and cultural story of the expansion and dismantling of the American social safety net. Explore the galleries, stay awhile at the SNAP Café, and leave your wish for a more just world at the Wishing Tree.
Support MAZON’s Fight to End Hunger
There are many ways to support the fight to end hunger — such as starting a fundraiser, including MAZON in your simcha, giving in honor or in memory of someone special in your life, setting up recurring gifts, and including MAZON in your estate plan. Learn more.
Leading Anti-Hunger Advocates: “We’ve Been in this Fight Before – We’re Ready to Continue It Now”
Following declarations that Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election, MAZON vowed to continue fighting on behalf of the 47 million food insecure Americans nationwide. The national organization stated they would not waver in its mission to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds, regardless of who occupies the White House.
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Too Much Income, Too Little Food: Why Hunger Plagues US Troops (Bloomberg Government)
The stigma of food insecurity has prevented the scope of the problem from being fully recognized, said Liza Lieberman, the communications director for Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, an organization fighting to end hunger, that has been at the forefront of the military food insecurity issue.
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MAZON, USDA, and Partners Celebrate Sukkot in Washington DC
MAZON staff joined with our longtime friends and partners at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their second annual Sukkot celebration. The event, put on by USDA’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, took place in a Sukkah that was built on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Read more.