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Finding Sanctuary and Strength: The Transformative Power of Sr. Nora’s Place of Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreCollectively, 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…
Read MoreAt 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…
Read MorePuppy 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…
Read MoreEach month, thousands of students throughout the Sacramento region experience homelessness. Mustard Seed School, a program of Loaves & Fishes, is a free private school…
Read MoreYesterday, I saw Darrell for the first time in more than four years. I have known Darrell for about 15 years. He lives at 8th…
Read MoreOn January 6, 2017, at 10am, the new Friendship Park opens at Loaves & Fishes. Friendship Park is a state of the art park designed…
Read MoreIt’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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