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Finding Sanctuary and Strength: The Transformative Power of Sr. Nora’s Place of Sacramento Loaves & Fishes

For women who have endured chronic homelessness and mental illness, survival often takes precedence over everything else, even over healing and the simple joys of life. Sr. Nora’s Place at Sacramento Loaves & Fishes offers more than just shelter; it provides a rare sanctuary where women can begin to move beyond survival mode and into healing, community, and hope. The ...
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Gimme Shelter

March 27, 2017 |

 

 

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Wally's 74th birthday heralds a reunion

March 21, 2017 |

On March 21st, 2017, Wally Stoves, a regular at Friendship Park, turned 74 years old. His former coworkers, Andy Smillick and Bob Taylor came to…

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Stark Contrast – Which city is better served by its columnist?

March 8, 2017 |

I am so saddened by the lack of compassion in Marcos Breton’s Sunday column: The price downtown Sacramento is paying for Mayor Steinberg’s homeless crusade Contrast…

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Photography and the Looking-Glass Self

February 14, 2017 |

Collectively, we know them as “the homeless.” Most of us never speak to them and avoid making eye contact. -Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee The looking-glass self…

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Hope for Homeless in Sacramento?

February 7, 2017 |

At 6:00 pm on January 31st, 2017, the Sacramento City Council and County Board of Supervisors met in a joint meeting in downtown Sacramento. This was…

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Second Saturday Puppy Love

January 25, 2017 |

Puppy love. That’s what this story is about. Puppy love, the kind that I speak of, is pretty simple: it is the intense bonds that…

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Mustard Seed School

January 25, 2017 |

Each month, thousands of students throughout the Sacramento region experience homelessness. Mustard Seed School, a program of Loaves & Fishes, is a free private school…

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Old Friends

January 9, 2017 |

Yesterday, I saw Darrell for the first time in more than four years.  I have known Darrell for about 15 years.  He lives at 8th…

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Friendship Park Grand Opening

January 3, 2017 |

On January 6, 2017, at 10am, the new Friendship Park opens at Loaves & Fishes. Friendship Park is a state of the art park designed…

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Christmas Day 2016 in black, white, and a little color

January 3, 2017 |

It’s Christmas morning and I’m at Loaves and Fishes to photograph the holiday meal. It is really cold! There is no thermostat for adjusting the…

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