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Publix Super Market Charities Donate $20,000 to Loaves & Fishes to Help Alleviate Hunger in Charlotte

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 […]

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ALERT: Loaves & Fishes Pantries, Administrative Office and Warehouse Operations Will Be CLOSED MONDAY, Sept. 17.

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. […]

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You Can Help Ensure That No Child, Like Matthew, Goes to School Hungry

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 […]

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We Are Happy To Take Any Non-Perishable Items Leftover from Your Hurricane Preparations

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 […]

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Tour de Turns Helps Turn the Corner on Local Hunger

Thank you to everyone who rode, walked, sponsored, donated and cheered on The 7th Annual Tour de Turns and Shade Trees Neighborhood Festival! The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. Thanks to you, Loaves & Fishes will receive over $55,000 to help provide groceries for hungry neighbors in need! Check out the […]

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“There But For the Grace of God Go I” – 4 Tips for Raising Children Who Care

by Stefanie Groot “There but for the grace of God go I.” To many it’s merely an archaic truism.  Yet the saying resonates with children’s author Lois Brandt, because her father uttered the phrase when he encountered homeless people on the street and when he volunteered at San Quentin State Prison. Through her writing, teaching […]