Inspired by Jewish values and ideals, MAZON 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
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.
New MAZON Report, “Hungry in the Military”
As demand at food banks remains at an all-time high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, MAZON’s new report — “Hungry in the Military: Food Insecurity Among Military Families in the U.S.” — details the persistent food insecurity among currently serving military families and offers solutions.
Make a gift to MAZON’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund today
Our COVID-19 Recovery Fund supports critical efforts to ensure that everyone has immediate access to the food they need, with dignity — without exposing themselves to further danger or putting their dietary or nutritional needs to the side. Your support makes MAZON’s work possible. Make your gift today.
Impact Report
With your support, in 2020 MAZON made great strides in the arduous process of getting families the immediate assistance they deserve, safely and with dignity. In so doing, we have advanced toward our ultimate objective: ending hunger in America for all. Read our 2020 Impact Report.
This is Hunger
MAZON’s powerful, immersive digital video experience explores who struggles with hunger in America and why. This Is Hunger features images by renowned photographer and documentarian Barbara Grover, with concept design by Marni Gittleman. Learn more.
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Food Security for the Indigenous (New York Times)
MAZON's Vice President of Programs Mia Hubbard has a letter to the editor in today's New York Times. The letter argues that anti-poverty measures must equally benefit Indigenous families, who are twice as likely to experience food insecurity. Read more.
April 7: The Crisis of Hunger in the Era of COVID-19
In a virtual forum co-hosted with the Philadelphia Jewish Community Relations Council, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) spoke with Abby J. Leibman, President and CEO of MAZON, about the need to sustain expanded federal nutrition assistance after the national recovery from COVID-19. Read more.
MAZON Welcomes ‘Return to Decency’ Following Decision to Withdraw Cruel SNAP Rule
MAZON is encouraged by the Biden administration’s commitment to nutrition assistance. Read more.