Policy Solutions

In a time when truth is under assault and moral clarity is in short supply, MAZON is a voice for both — offering an honest perspective on the reality of hunger and forging solutions that are grounded in Jewish values. Our expertise positions us well to understand that clearing a path forward requires the kind of muscle only robust policy intervention can provide.

State & Local Policies

MAZON’s state and local policy campaigns extend the importance of systemic change to our partners in the Jewish community and the anti-hunger field. We empower and organize these partners to effectively advance the interests and dignity of those who struggle to put food on the table.

Featured Projects
School Meals in North Carolina

Thanks in no small part to the work of MAZON’s dedicated partners and the broader coalition, the North Carolina legislature passed a budget that takes important steps forward in giving more children access to no-cost meals during the school day. While we celebrate this progress, we remain deeply concerned about food insecurity among children in the state — and nationwide. Learn more here.

Healthy School Meals for All Colorado Children

MAZON organized and mobilized the Colorado Jewish community to secure free school meals for all. We worked as a member of the Healthy School Meals for All coalition to pass Proposition FF, the first-ever state ballot initiative securing free school meals for all public school students. Learn more here.

Justice in Kentucky

With support from MAZON, the Kentucky Equal Justice Center succeeded in beating back a terrible proposal that would have been devastating for people in the state who need to access public assistance programs. Learn more.

Unanimous Support for SNAP from LA City Council

MAZON worked closely with Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield on a resolution calling upon Congress and the Administration to make critical improvements to SNAP in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Combatting Lunch Shaming in Minnesota

MAZON’s coalition successfully passed bills to remove the mandatory school lunch co-payment for low-income Minnesota families, ensuring no child is ever turned away from a school meal.

Breakfast for Every Child in Texas

MAZON’s coalition supported a bill to require that schools where at least 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price breakfast to offer a free and nutritious breakfast to every student.

Improving Access in Pennsylvania

MAZON’s coalition held a statewide forum with Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Public Welfare, providing a platform for participants to discuss food insecurity and how to improve access to critical anti-hunger programs like SNAP.

Take Action

Make a gift to MAZON’s Spotlight Fund

Your partnership allows MAZON to be the national Jewish voice dedicated to fighting hunger, particularly for those facing hunger whose struggles are too often over-looked, disregarded, or discounted. Together, we have made a commitment to shine a spotlight on those issues and populations where larger organizations and the government have yet to turn their focus.

Your support of MAZON’s Spotlight Fund helps us fight hunger, particularly for those who are often over-looked, disregarded, or discounted. Together, we shine a spotlight on issues of food insecurity among military families, veterans, Native Americans, single mothers, LGBTQ seniors, college students, and the people of Puerto Rico and the territories. Your gift today strengthens this mission and helps to build a community dedicated to ending hunger for everyone. Join us.

Educate Your Community

MAZON offers a suite of materials to help educate and engage individuals and communities about the scope of hunger and how we can work together to end it. Learn more.

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