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The Budget Reconciliation Bill Was a Major Setback, But We’re Not Stopping Here

July 21, 2025 — It has been a long and hard-fought few months for anti-hunger and anti-poverty advocates. The dust has barely settled after the narrow, partisan, and deeply troubling passage of a reckless budget bill that guts our nation’s food assistance programs and turns its back on millions of Americans.

While this moment is painful and infuriating, it’s also a moment for clarity, purpose, and renewed action.

MAZON Joins Jewish Groups for Day of Action in Response to Immoral Cuts to Basic Needs

July 17, 2025 — MAZON has joined the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies for a nationwide day of action in response to the immoral reconciliation budget passed by Congress earlier this month.

A Moral Response to an Immoral Budget: Jewish Day of Action will engage advocates across the country — just as congressional representatives and senators are back in their districts on recess — in a joint effort to condemn the reconciliation budget. The day of action will take place on August 5, 2025 online and in-person across the country.

Pride Month Means Resistance and Fighting Back

June 25, 2025 — Every June, communities nationwide raise their voices to celebrate Pride Month, a time to honor the resilience, dignity, and humanity of LGBTQ+ people. It’s also a time to remember that Pride began as a protest, a collective demand for safety and equality.

MAZON Sues USDA Over Demand for Personal Information of Millions of SNAP Recipients

May 22, 2025 — Following reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently ordered state agencies and private contractors to turn over detailed personal information from recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), MAZON filed a lawsuit in federal court.

Nearly 200 Jewish Organizations Join Call to Protect SNAP and Medicaid

May 12, 2025 — As Congress moves towards cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from federal basic needs programs like SNAP and Medicaid, nearly 200 Jewish organizations nationwide wrote to their elected officials expressing strong opposition to these dangerous proposals.

Faith Leaders Unite in Call to Protect SNAP and Medicaid

May 9, 2025 — As Congress considers deep cuts to basic needs programs like the SNAP and Medicaid, religious leaders and heads of faith-based organizations are speaking out in opposition to cutting these programs which millions of low-income Americans rely on to make life more affordable.

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