About
Loaves and Fishes is a nonprofit serving a basic need by providing well-balanced, nutritious meals to anyone in need.Mission
The mission of Loaves & Fishes is to provide nutritious meals to the hungry of the Twin City Metro area in an atmosphere of hospitality at site locations where the need is greatest and develops joint ventures/partnerships with like-minded organizations to assist guests with additional basic needs and to becoming self-sufficient.
Everyone is entitled to a meal with dignity. Respect for others and self is the only requisite at our sites. We connect people who want to serve with people needing service.
Company Overview
Founded in 1982 as a soup kitchen model for mostly homeless, single men, Loaves and Fishes has seen many changes. Today's typical guest is the working poor, families in transition, seniors on fixed incomes, and children. Well-balanced, nutritious meals are prepared and served by over 4,000 volunteers from local businesses, corporations, community groups, schools, families, and faith-based organizations. There are now nine different dining site locations throughout the Twin Cities Metro area. Each year, the organization provides approximately 350,000 nutritious well-balanced meals to those in need. In addition to providing meals, Loaves and Fishes partners with different agencies in order to provide advocacy and referrals to much needed social services such as medical care, clothing distribution, job placement assistance, parenting skills, food shelves, and access to educational opportunities, among others.
Everyone is entitled to a meal with dignity. Respect for others and self is the only requisite at our sites. We connect people who want to serve with people needing service.
Company Overview
Founded in 1982 as a soup kitchen model for mostly homeless, single men, Loaves and Fishes has seen many changes. Today's typical guest is the working poor, families in transition, seniors on fixed incomes, and children. Well-balanced, nutritious meals are prepared and served by over 4,000 volunteers from local businesses, corporations, community groups, schools, families, and faith-based organizations. There are now nine different dining site locations throughout the Twin Cities Metro area. Each year, the organization provides approximately 350,000 nutritious well-balanced meals to those in need. In addition to providing meals, Loaves and Fishes partners with different agencies in order to provide advocacy and referrals to much needed social services such as medical care, clothing distribution, job placement assistance, parenting skills, food shelves, and access to educational opportunities, among others.
Description
Loaves and Fishes serves a basic need by providing well-balanced, nutritious meals to anyone in need. Our no-questions-asked approach helps provide a welcoming, hospitable environment that protects the dignity of our guests. There are ten different dining sites located through the Twin Cities Metro area including Bloomington, Coon Rapids, Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Paul, and Shakopee. The site locations were chosen based on where the need was greatest. Each dining site has solid relationships and agreements with agencies in the area in order to coordinate services and better serve our guests.
General InformationNutrition is a big part of what we do. A nutritious diet is critical for healthy child development. A hungry child may have trouble concentrating in school and may have behavior problems. A child with a diet high in fat and sugar is in danger of developing childhood obesity as well as behavior problems. Providing nutritious, well-balanced meals is a critical building block for helping vulnerable children succeed.
For many of our guests, eating a Loaves and Fishes meal is the only meal they'll eat all day. Providing a nutritious, well-balanced meal is critical to supporting their long-term health.Loaves and Fishes is a nonprofit serving a basic need by providing well-balanced, nutritious meals to anyone in need.
General InformationNutrition is a big part of what we do. A nutritious diet is critical for healthy child development. A hungry child may have trouble concentrating in school and may have behavior problems. A child with a diet high in fat and sugar is in danger of developing childhood obesity as well as behavior problems. Providing nutritious, well-balanced meals is a critical building block for helping vulnerable children succeed.
For many of our guests, eating a Loaves and Fishes meal is the only meal they'll eat all day. Providing a nutritious, well-balanced meal is critical to supporting their long-term health.Loaves and Fishes is a nonprofit serving a basic need by providing well-balanced, nutritious meals to anyone in need.
What are High Noon Highlights?
We believe it takes a community to build community. One way We Can Grow does this is with our new series High Noon Highlights. Everyday at 12:00pm we will highlight a new organization that we believe is trying to make the world a better place. We want to make this information easy for you to get so we'll post here on our blog, on our Facebook page, on our Google+ page and we'll send out a Tweet as well.
We believe that supporting other organizations and their efforts to make a change will help in the efforts in our community. So set your watches, phones and alarm clocks and keep checking in at noon everyday!
We believe that supporting other organizations and their efforts to make a change will help in the efforts in our community. So set your watches, phones and alarm clocks and keep checking in at noon everyday!
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