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Publix Super Markets Charities announced it will donate $5 million to more than 240 nonprofit organizations, including a donation of $20,000 to Loaves & Fishes, focused on alleviating hunger across Publix’s operating area. The donation will provide funding to assist in the nourishment of children, seniors and families in need. This generous donation continues Publix Super […]
In anticipation of Hurricane Florence and the projected heavy rainfall and flash flooding alerts for our area that are slated to continue through the weekend and Monday, our Loaves & Fishes Pantries, Administration Office and Warehouse will be CLOSED on Monday, September 17th. The safety of our volunteers, clients and staff members is our number one priority. […]
Consider this: 130,000 people in Mecklenburg Co. live in poverty. 1 in 5 children in Mecklenburg Co. live in poverty. Last year, Loaves & Fishes provided a week’s worth of groceries to 76,517 people, enough to fill Bank of America stadium. 46% of those were children. “Investing in our future begins with our kids. For […]
We met seven-year-old Matthew not long before he started back to school in August. He had come with his mom Christine to a Loaves & Fishes pantry for a week’s worth of groceries. In addition to Matthew and his siblings, Christine and her husband are taking care of her brother’s 1-year-old while he serves in […]
If you are like me, I stocked up on extra cans of soup, tuna, boxes of cereal and shelf stable milk in preparation for Hurricane Florence. Now that the storm has passed, please feel free to donate any of these items you may no longer need to Loaves & Fishes! We are happy to use […]
You can honor the special people on your holiday gift list and put groceries into the homes of neighbors like Dashown (below) with a donation to Loaves & Fishes. Through a network of more than 30 food pantries in Mecklenburg County, families and children like Dashown receive nutritionally balanced groceries to get them through a short-term crisis. […]
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