In mid-September 2005, MAZON allocated an initial round of $305,000 to help alleviate the suffering of Gulf Coast residents left utterly devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Almost immediately after the hurricane had passed, MAZON was in touch with frontline anti-hunger agencies on the ground and initiated a rapid grants process that allowed us to direct critical funds to impacted areas.
| Alabama |
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| Bay Area Food Bank |
$50,000 |
| Montgomery Area Food Bank |
$15,000 |
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| Louisiana |
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| Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana |
$50,000 |
| FoodNet |
$15,000 |
| Northwest Louisiana Food Bank |
$20,000 |
| Southern Mutual Help Association |
$20,000 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Federation of Churches and Synagogues |
$15,000 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana |
$10,000 |
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| Mississippi |
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| We Care Community Services |
$10,000 |
| Jacob’s Ladder: A Relief Project of the Union for Reform Judaism |
$10,000 |
| Stewpot Community Services |
$15,000 |
| Public Policy Center of Mississippi |
$30,000 |
| Love’s Kitchen |
$10,000 |
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| National |
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| America’s Second Harvest |
$20,000 |
| Food Research and Action Center |
$10,000 |
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Bay
Area Food Bank
Theodore,
AL |
$50,000 |
| In support
of emergency food boxes for distribution to
needy families in Gulfport, Biloxi and other
Mississippi communities directly hit by the
storm. |
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Montgomery
Area Food Bank
Montgomery,
AL |
$15,000 |
| In support of food
distribution for thousands of evacuees over
a 25-county service area in south central
Alabama. |
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| Second
Harvest Food Bank of Greater
New Orleans and Acadiana
New
Orleans, LA |
$50,000 |
| In support of transportation
and freight of millions of pounds of emergency
food to the devastated city. |
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FoodNet
Lafayette,
LA |
$15,000 |
| In support of professional
staff to guide the distribution of food, water,
baby formula and other supplies to hurricane
victims. |
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Northwest
Louisiana Food Bank
Shreveport,
LA |
$20,000 |
| In support of materials
for hurricane relief food boxes, which feed
a family of four for 2-3 days at a stretch. |
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Southern
Mutual Help Association
New
Iberia, LA |
$20,000 |
| In support of emergency
resources for five poor coastal parishes (St.
Bernard, Plaquemines, Lower Terrebonne, Lower
Lafourche and Lower Jefferson), dependent
on farming and fishing, that were devastated
by the storm. |
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Greater
Baton Rouge Federation of Churches and Synagogues
Baton
Rouge, LA |
$15,000 |
| In support of Federation
member congregations that are providing shelter
and food to hurricane evacuees, as well as
community feeding programs that sustain hundreds
of hungry kids and families each day. |
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Food
Bank of Northeast Louisiana
Monroe,
LA |
$10,000 |
| In support of food
purchases for storm evacuees, thousands of
whom have been relocated to this city in the
northeastern corner of the state. |
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We
Care Community Services
Vicksburg,
MS |
$10,000 |
| In support of crisis
assistance, including food to replenish We
Care’s food pantry. |
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Jacob’s
Ladder: A Relief Project of the Union
for Reform Judaism
Utica,
MS |
$10,000 |
| In support of this
emergency staging and distribution center,
run by the Reform Movement, which collects
and dispenses food for the greater Jackson
community, a population which has doubled
with displaced families since the storm. |
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Stewpot
Community Services
Jackson,
MS |
$15,000 |
| In support of food
purchases and related expenses for this community
group’s food, shelter and child care
programs. |
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Public
Policy Center of Mississippi
Jackson,
MS |
$30,000 |
| In support of this
group’s efforts to advocate for their
state to implement a disaster food stamp program,
distribute information about disaster benefits,
assist with outreach to vulnerable populations
and encourage state agencies to design their
relief efforts to reach as many victims as
possible. |
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Love’s
Kitchen
Meridian,
MS |
$10,000 |
| In support of Love’s
food program, which serves breakfast and lunch
six days a week, and runs a meal delivery
service to evacuees at area shelters. |
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America’s
Second Harvest
Chicago,
IL |
$20,000 |
In
support of rebuilding the Gulf Coast’s
charitable food distribution infrastructure
by
providing resources from their national
network to areas damaged by the hurricane. |
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Food
Research and Action Center
Washington,
DC |
$10,000 |
| In support of efforts
to marshal federal resources for appropriate
hurricane relief, including disaster food
stamps and child nutrition assistance.
These
efforts will directly assist local residents
in the impacted areas. |
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