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Loaves & Fishes Pop Up Food Shares Distribute Free Food to Families in Need

This summer Loaves & Fishes will be holding a series of Pop Up Food Share events to distribute extra fresh fruits, produce and food boxes to hungry neighbors in need. The food comes from The Emergency Food Assistance Program or TEFAP, administered by the USDA and distributed to local agencies through Second Harvest Food Bank. In addition […]

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Summer is Here. So is Hunger. Help Us Fight Summer Hunger

Summer is officially here. But so is hunger. With school out, families who rely on free and reduced breakfast and lunch turn to Loaves & Fishes for help. Through a network of food pantries across Mecklenburg Co., each providing a week’s worth of groceries to families and individuals, Loaves & Fishes will provide not only […]

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Lessons from Jeannette Walls About Shame, Imperfections and Texture

Guest Blog by Kristy Bell, Loaves & Fishes Board Member Jeannette Walls came to speak at our May Luncheon of Hope and provided us with her own perspective, as someone who grew up in poverty and homelessness. Growing up her family did not have indoor plumbing, she went to school dirty, and she didn’t have […]

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Register Now for 8th Annual Tour de Turns – Saturday, August 24

The 8th Annual Tour de Turns and Under the Shade Trees Festival is Saturday, August 24, Carmel Road Neighborhood Park and all proceeds benefit Loaves & Fishes! Tour de Turns is a unique benefit bicycle ride and walk that winds through beautiful South Charlotte neighborhoods followed by live music, lunch and a craft beer garden. We […]

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Loaves & Fishes and Lyft Join Forces With Pilot Program Addressing Transportation for Food Insecure Households

At Loaves & Fishes we have long known about the transportation issues our food insecure families face.  We are excited to announce that we are partnering with our friends at Lyft to work on a solution.  This month, Lyft will begin a 6-month pilot program to provide 75 Charlotte families living in food deserts with […]

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A Little Secret from Loaves & Fishes

By Tina Postel I’m going to let you know a little secret that we have at Loaves & Fishes. When we provide groceries to families in need, it is so much more than food that we are providing. The secret is that…. food is medicine, food is love, and food is hope. So many memories […]