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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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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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Tell Me A Story– Spyke and Craig

December 23, 2016 |

Spyke & Craig I got out of prison in 2009 and I’ve been homeless ever since. I’ve been going through Guest House and they are…

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Christmas Brunch at Maryhouse

December 23, 2016 |

Every Christmas season, Loaves & Fishes hosts activities to celebrate our guests, many of whom have nowhere to go for the holidays. We believe that…

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