MAZON's 2023 Farm Bill Priorities

MAZON’s 2023 Farm Bill Priorities

April 25, 2023

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Every 5 years, the Farm Bill authorizes programs like SNAP and other federal nutrition programs that serve tens of millions of Americans each year. It presents a unique opportunity to advance long-overdue policy solutions to the food security challenges of many special populations that MAZON prioritizes.

The next Farm Bill must protect against hunger by strengthening SNAP and other essential federal nutrition assistance programs, remove barriers to access for struggling individuals and families, and increase access to affordable, nutritious foods for vulnerable populations to support good nutrition and health.

The 2023 Farm Bill should:

✓Protect and Strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

✓Empower Tribal Food Sovereignty and Address Food Insecurity in Indian Country

✓ Improve Equity and Food Security for the People of Puerto Rico

✓ Promote Food Security Among Active-Duty Military Families

✓ Address Food Insecurity Among Veterans

✓ Remove Barriers to SNAP for Single Mothers

✓ Improve Nutrition Support for LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Regardless of circumstance, no one deserves hunger. Every person should be able to feed themselves and their families with dignity and choice. The federal government fulfills this moral calling and our collective responsibility to care for those among us who struggle with hunger.

Click here to read our full list of priorities for the next Farm Bill.

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TC Jewfolk is proud to partner with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger – a national organization inspired by Jewish values – to fight to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel.

“We need committed advocates who do the work to move legislation aimed at ending hunger forward, as well as to fight harmful policies that would erode the safety net that enables so many people to put food on the table,” Haviv explained. “That work must happen at every level, and we are committed to a strong effort in statehouses nationwide.” Read more.