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.
Policy Solutions
Federal Policies
MAZON works with policymakers to protect and strengthen federal nutrition programs and advocate for public policies that address the root causes of hunger.
State and Local Policies
MAZON’s state and local initiatives extend our policy expertise to our partners in the Jewish community and the anti-hunger field. Together, we advance public education, community organizing, and policy proposals to eliminate hunger and protect the nutrition safety net.
Legal Advocacy
MAZON’s Legal Advocacy Department ensures that the Jewish response to hunger includes robust and proactive engagement with the justice system. Our legal work aims to strengthen the systems that fight hunger, ensuring accountability in the implementation of food security programs, and identifying areas for improvement.
Take Action
Join MAZON in urging your Members of Congress to safeguard the interests of American families by reversing this destructive policy, influencing its implementation, and rejecting further cuts to SNAP and other basic needs programs.
Send a Postcard to Protect Basic Needs
We’re launching a national postcard campaign to flood the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with messages demanding protection for basic needs programs that help our neighbors put food on the table.
Each postcard will represent 1,000 people experiencing hunger. Our goal: 47,000 postcards delivered to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins with a simple message: No one deserves to go hungry. No exceptions.
Challah for Hunger™
This program employs an innovative philanthropic model of bringing together groups around the tradition of baking and selling challah, donating the proceeds to the fight to end hunger locally and nationally. Challah for Hunger develops leaders committed to social justice, engages them in an understanding of the realities and complexities of hunger in America, and guides them to realize and actualize long-term solutions to end hunger.
The Hunger Museum™
The Hunger Museum™ tells the fascinating story of the last 100+ years of hunger and anti-hunger public policy in the United States. Because it’s completely virtual, you can engage with our immersive and interactive exhibits anytime, from anywhere, to learn about the political, economic, and cultural story of the expansion and dismantling of the American social safety net. Explore the galleries, stay awhile at the SNAP Café, and leave your wish for a more just world at the Wishing Tree.
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