A Brief Personal History of Organizing Unhoused People in Sacramento
Follow Sacramento Loaves & Fishes former Executive Director, Tim Brown, as he shares his organizing history for homeless advocacy in Sacramento. This is a multi-part story share.
Read MoreThis Extraordinary Place
It was early March and the rumblings of the coming pandemic had become impossible to ignore. In the Mustard Seed office, daily temperature checks had become a staple of the morning routine, and the realization that our days as a functioning school were numbered had begun to set in. One preschooler had already been sent…
Read MoreI Can’t Beg the World for Change if I Cannot Do it Myself
Although we are all impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, I can’t help but feel like the guests at Loaves & Fishes are suffering the most. For our guests, their modes of survival depend on many facilities throughout the Sacramento area, but those locations are no longer available. This puts a lot of weight on the…
Read MoreConnecting Through Giving
For 18 years, Sacramento Loaves & Fishes supporters Shelly and Theresa Hollenbeck have led a grassroots effort to support Sacramento’s unhoused community during Thanksgiving. Their annual drive for Sacramento Loaves & Fishes provides hundreds of pumpkin pies and sleeping bags, helping make the holiday warmer and more hopeful for those who rely on us for…
Read MoreAnswering the Call: Serving with Heart and Hope
Volunteers make a difference at Sacramento Loaves & Fishes. For over two decades, Lynn has been a warm presence in this space, faithfully showing up every Thursday to serve those who need it most. She began her volunteer journey in Sonoma County in the late ’90s, knowing her heart belonged with helping people without a…
Read MoreMustard Seed School: Where Magic Grows
September marks the end of summer but at Sacramento Loaves & Fishes it’s the beginning of the new school year at Mustard Seed, where hope takes root every day despite the immense challenges faced by the children and families who walk through its doors. Lucia Vega, the Program Director, and Stacy Johnson, the Education Director,…
Read MoreA Lifetime of Volunteer Work with Loose Change
Q: What is Loose Change? “We’re a group of misfits.” – Rich Beck Loose Change is an established Dining Room volunteer group that came together in the very beginnings of Loaves & Fishes, earning its status as a Loaves & Fishes Legacy Group. Rich and Joanne Beck moved from Upstate New York to Sacramento, CA.…
Read MoreLoaves & Fishes Serves Guests: A Note On & Essay by Our First ED, LeRoy Chatfield
Mustard Seed School has a new Program Director, Lucia!
Read MoreThere Is Always Hope
Co-authored by Suzi & Becky from the Tommy Clinkenbeard Legal Clinic “In joined hands there is still some token of hope, in the clinched fist none.” Victor Hugo We, at Loaves and Fishes, are called not only to respond to the material and spiritual needs of the individuals we serve, but also to advocate with…
Read More“There is no judgement, no matter what your situation is.” Lucia Vega, Program Director
Mustard Seed School has a new Program Director, Lucia!
Read More“I hope to make our Dining Room a nice environment for our guests to enjoy their meals.” Irma Alvarez-Gutierrez, Program Director
Loaves & Fishes Dining Room has a new Program Director, Irma!
Read MoreMeet the Loaves & Fishes JV’s & MV’s!
Every year a group of young folks spend a year of their life in service to Loaves & Fishes guests. These enthusiastic volunteers relocate from all over the country, generally after wrapping up their university education, and work as full time staff for a volunteer stipend. It’s a year of learning, growing and relationship building.…
Read MoreHope, Pray, and Work…
Legal Clinic and Jail Visitation Program Director, Suzi Ettin writes about her experience visiting the downtown county jail on inauguration day. I had to be at the jail early this morning on this day where we welcome a new president to office in the US. The sun was just coming up as I was driving…
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