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THANK YOU Meck. Co. Council Boy Scouts for an Amazing Scouting for Food Drive!!!

WOW! 278,859 lbs of food!! Scouting for Food 2020 is in the books and we are so grateful for the incredible hard work of hundreds of Mecklenburg County Council, Boy Scouts of America​ to collect enough food to fill 13 tractor trailers!!!         Food that was donated by YOU!!   We also […]

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ONE Charlotte Health Alliance and Loaves & Fishes partner to address food insecurity; improve access to fresh, nutritious food with first-of-its-kind food pharmacies

 Two mobile food pharmacies to begin serving Charlotte’s communities in need ONE Charlotte Health Alliance (OCHA) has partnered with Loaves & Fishes to bring two, first-of-its-kind mobile food pharmacies to Charlotte. The mobile food pharmacies will travel to communities identified as “food deserts,” where access to nutritious, fresh food is limited by the barriers of […]

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Shay Merritt Recognized for Her Advocacy for the Hungry with First Lloyd Lancaster Award

We are so proud of our very own Shay Merritt who was recognized at this year’s Annual Charlotte CROP Hunger Walk Recognition Dinner with the first ever Lloyd Lancaster Award!    The very special award is named in honor of a very special person and no one better exemplifies the passion in advocating for the […]

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Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming Events in 2020

Throughout the Year, there are several events to help Loaves & Fishes fight hunger in our community. Mark your calendars now! January 21 – Country 103.7 Tanner Guitar Pull at Coyote Joe’s – SOLD OUT! February 1 – Scouting for Food May 9 – National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May […]

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12 Books to Read for 2020

Loaves & Fishes’ Grants and Advocacy Coordinator, Shay Merritt, has put together a list of 12 must reads for 2020; some old, some new, but these 12 books educate, inform and advocate for causes that are all at play in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.  The information and experiences shared in these 12 books, read in any […]

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Mecklenburg Co. Boy Scouts Go Scouting for Food for the Hungry Saturday, February 1st

Saturday, February 1, the Mecklenburg County Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be Scouting for Food.  Scouts will go door-to-door throughout Mecklenburg County collecting non-perishable food for Loaves & Fishes.  Last year’s Scouting for Food drive collected over 255,000 pounds of food for Loaves & Fishes! Scouting for Food is the super bowl of […]