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Connecting 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 homeless survival services during the ...
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Answering the Call: Serving with Heart and Hope

October 31, 2024 |

Volunteers make a difference at Sacramento Loaves & Fishes. For over two decades, Lynn has been a warm presence in this space, faithfully showing up…

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Mustard Seed School: Where Magic Grows

October 2, 2024 |

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…

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A Lifetime of Volunteer Work with Loose Change 

August 27, 2024 |

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…

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Loaves & Fishes Serves Guests: A Note On & Essay by Our First ED, LeRoy Chatfield

February 2, 2023 |

Mustard Seed School has a new Program Director, Lucia!

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There Is Always Hope

February 4, 2022 |

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…

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“There is no judgement, no matter what your situation is.” Lucia Vega, Program Director

September 10, 2021 |

Mustard Seed School has a new Program Director, Lucia!

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“I hope to make our Dining Room a nice environment for our guests to enjoy their meals.” Irma Alvarez-Gutierrez, Program Director

August 6, 2021 |

Loaves & Fishes Dining Room has a new Program Director, Irma!

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Meet the Loaves & Fishes JV’s & MV’s!

March 31, 2021 |

Every year a group of young folks spend a year of their life in service to Loaves & Fishes guests. These enthusiastic volunteers relocate from…

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Hope, Pray, and Work…

January 22, 2021 |

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…

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GETTING MORE THAN ONE GIVES, MEET MARYHOUSE VOLUNTEER BECKIE

November 6, 2020 |

What compelled you to volunteer at Maryhouse? I retired in 2014 and for a year I just enjoyed doing fun things like meeting with friends…

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