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The Mitzvah Food Project

The Mitzvah Food Project 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19143 Contact: Deirdre Mulligan, Food Project Manager, 215-832-0509, foodproject@jfgp.org Many members of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish Community face food insecurity. In fact, approximately 11,300 Jewish individuals in the region live with the threat of hunger and/or malnutrition. On a larger scale, nearly 3 out of 10 Philadelphians live below the federal poverty line, where a scarcity of nutritious food often undermines their overall health and well-being. The Jewish Federation’s Mitzvah Food Project addresses hunger and malnutrition by providing nutritious food and basic staples in a caring and dignified manner to individuals and […]

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