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Fall 2021 Newsletter
Because of your support, so far this year, over 60,000 neighbors in our community have not had to wonder where their next meal is coming from. As we head into […]
Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays Grocery and Meal Delivery Programs Continue to Grow
Home Grocery Delivery Program continues to grow. Since January of this year, we have delivered groceries to the homes of more than 14,000 people, a third being children and […]
Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays Providing Groceries, Meals and Hope
When Tina Postel first came on board as Executive Director of Loaves & Fishes, she wanted to get to know the local nonprofits providing access to healthy food, so she […]
Spectrum News Profiles Home Grocery Delivery Program Highlighting Increase in Need
Grocery delivery program sees increase in need By Estephany Escobar Charlotte Spectrum News Charlotte To watch the video click here CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A grocery delivery program is the fastest growing […]
Honoring Lucy Bush Carter and her 35 Years of Service
Lucy Bush Carter was looking for something to do with a toddler in tow so she volunteered to deliver meals for Friendship Trays. Little did she know that this would […]
WSOC-TV Interviews Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays on Food stamp program SNAP to get 25% funding increase
By WSOC-TV’s Action 9 Reporter Jason Stoogenke View Story Here Families struggling to put food on the table will get more money for groceries soon. The federal government has announced […]
Saying Goodbye to Distribution Street and Hello to New Beginnings by Elizabeth Leland
“Twenty-five years ago, Friendship Trays moved into a gleaming-new commercial kitchen created out of an old warehouse where workers once knitted women’s hosiery. From the very first day, 2401 Distribution […]
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2020 and 2021 Virginia Sampson and Beverly Howard Awards
Even though we were unable to gather for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner for the second year in a row, we still wanted to recognize the winners of our 2020 […]
Turn Your Victory Garden into a Giving Garden
Last year, we planted gardens to help our own food shortages. This year, let’s plant to help others. By Jen Tota McGivney for Southern Living, May 10, 2021 CREDIT: COMMUNITY FOOD […]
