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$26,000 granted for Oregon hunger relief
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger funds Oregon nonprofits
Los Angeles, CA. . . November 8, 2007 -- MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger today announced a total of $26,000 in grants to three Oregon hunger relief organizations.
A $9,000 grant to Jewish Family & Child Service in Portland supports the Yad Tikvah emergency aid program, which provides food vouchers and boxes along with other resources to hundreds of hungry people; a $5,000 grant to Sisters of the Road Cafe in Portland supports one of the longest-operating food assistance programs in the city serving over 80,000 hot meals each year and offering job training workshops for its hungry clients; and a $12,000 grant to FOOD for Lane County in Eugene funds the annual distribution of over seven million pounds of food.
Oregon ranks 22nd in the nation in the percentage of people living in food insecure households, meaning that they have insufficient financial resources to meet basic nutritional needs. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 35 million Americans, including more than 12 million children, are hungry or on the edge of hunger.
In 1985, MAZON was founded as a national nonprofit organization that raises funds from the Jewish community and allocates them to organizations that alleviate and prevent hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.
MAZON granted a total of $2,050,000 to 157 hunger relief organizations in the United States, Israel and other countries this fall.
“For too many Americans, hunger is a debilitating daily struggle,” Dr. H. Eric Schockman, president of MAZON, said. “MAZON is honored to partner with anti-hunger leaders across the country as they stand up and make a difference for millions of hungry families.”
Since 1986, MAZON has granted over $47 million in support of anti-hunger programs and advocacy working to end hunger and supply aid to needy families throughout the United States, Israel and other countries.
For further information on MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, please visit www.mazon.org.
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For Further Information Contact:
Heather Wolfson, Special Projects Manager/Communications & Development Associate
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger®
1990 South Bundy Drive, Suite 260, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Telephone: 310-442-0020 | Fax: 310-442-0030 | Email mazonmail@mazon.org
Please visit our website: www.mazon.org
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