Board & Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Betty Gaertner
Chair
Directors
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Suellen Boyd
Talia Klein Leighton
Laurel Rothman
Carrie Goldstein Mazoff
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Founders
Rabbi Arthur Bielfeld
Dodo Heppner
Roger Hyman
MEET MAZON
Mazon is a grassroots community foundation that feeds both Jewish and non-Jewish Canadians in need by supporting front-line food projects across the country.
Our partners include food banks, school nutrition programs, hot meals at shelters, community garden projects, and more.
Each year, our small team works alongside a group of dedicated volunteers to provide hundreds of grants to these partner programs – helping them purchase food, fridges, freezers, and garden supplies to strengthen their programs and feed their communities.
Volunteers at Native Friendship Centre (QC),
a Mazon Partner Program
MEET OUR PARTNERS
Mazon Canada supports a network of 283 food projects across the country, from Ontario, to Quebec, to Nova Scotia, to Nunavut, impacting people of all ages, ethnicities, faiths and abilities.
In addition to their incredible nutritional programming, more than 75% of Mazon parters provide holistic wrap around supports that go beyond food — from referrals to addictions and mental health counselling, to assistance securing affordable housing or permanent employment. These interventions work upstream of food insecurity to change lives and lift people out of poverty.
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LAST YEAR,
Mazon provided more than 365,000 meals,
powered by our Jewish community.
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THIS YEAR,
More than 8.7 million
Canadians will go hungry.
HOW WE HELP
Mazon's network of food banks, shelters, school nutrition programs, and drop-ins provide support to tens of thousands of people in need every single day.
The staff and volunteers on the front lines see how their clients are struggling and often know what they'd need to have a fighting chance. Unfortunately, most food aid programs are chronically underfunded, making it difficult to meet clients needs. That's where Mazon comes in...
