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Feeding the Soul: The Sisters of Mercy Volunteers of Loaves & Fishes
Samuel Sneed, a Friendship Park guest, just moved into a six bedroom apartment on March 21 in North Sacramento which he shares with roommates. The…
Read MoreDonald Lewis delights in bringing new life to objects that are in disrepair. He volunteers at Friendship Park on Wednesday and Friday, the Loaves &…
Read MoreOn 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…
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