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MAZON VP of Public Policy Testifies on Hunger Facing Veterans and Military Families before House Veterans’ Affairs Committee

May 18, 2022 — Issues like hunger, housing, and healthcare must be considered holistically — not in a piecemeal fashion, Josh Protas, MAZON's Vice President of Public Policy, told lawmakers before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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Reflecting on MAZON’s Fifth Question this Passover

May 5, 2022 — MAZON asked four Members of Congress and leading advocates for ending hunger to provide their own reflections to MAZON's Fifth Question.
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MAZON in Israel: The Politics and Economy of Food Security

April 27, 2022 — Last month, MAZON's Israel Director, Ishai Menuchin, was invited to join The Academy of Sciences and Humanities international conference, "Food Insecurity — The Continuing Pandemic: Toward Sustainable Food Systems for Israel."
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Expanding Our Footprint: EAF Covers New Ground

April 27, 2022 — Since 2017, MAZON has made 38 EAF grants in 15 US states and Puerto Rico. This year, we are excited to expand our partnership grants into 4 new states: Florida, Georgia, Alaska, and Hawai’i. With our strategic investment, a new group of advocates will launch new initiatives for food justice. While each state faces unique issues, we see barriers to food access that are present across our current and new network of grantees.
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