WHO WE ARE
What We Do.
At Loaves & Fishes, we’re working to remove the barriers to hunger relief in the Bay Area.
Despite the Bay Area’s booming economy, 1 in 4 people do not know where their next meal is coming from. In Silicon Valley, 1 in 3 suffer from food insecurity. Each day, more and more people are becoming hungry in our Bay Area community.
It’s why, for over 40 years, we have provided hot and nutritious prepared meals to hungry families, children, seniors, veterans, students, and disabled individuals throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
With every meal we serve, our goal is to fill someone up with hope.
How We’re Helping the Bay Area
Since March of 2020, the requests for our services tripled. We went from making 2,500 to over 7,000 meals a day. In 2021, we provided 1,521,526 meals - triple the number of meals we provided in 2019. Every day the need grows and, with your support, we are feeding the need.
But even with the thousands of meals we’re making daily - we’re barely scratching the surface of hunger relief. More families, children, and seniors are becoming hungry.
Because of COVID-19, our increased service delivery levels will be with us for the foreseeable future. That means more meals, partnerships, and ways to deliver hot and nutritious prepared meals throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
FEED THE NEED
What You Can Do to Help
Now, more than ever, we need your help to continue to feed the growing need. Your support makes a difference in the lives of so many families, children, seniors, veterans, students, and disabled individuals throughout our Bay Area community who don’t have access to food.
And food is the foundation upon which we stand - it drives everything we do. When we feed those around us, we give them life, show them love, help them stay fueled, improve their health, provide them with medicine, and provide them with hope. For us, it about more than meals.
By volunteering with us, you play a tremendous role in helping feed our hungry neighbors. From assembling bag lunches and hygiene kits at home or at our socially-distanced events, you help us feed the need.
It doesn’t take much. For every $2.50 you donate, you help to provide a meal to the most vulnerable among us in our hungry community. Help us move someone from hunger to hope by making a donation today.
“Ours is a story of hunger and hope. What we do is provide hope, and we don’t leave anyone behind. Food is the great leveler. It’s a basic human right and the common thread that ties us all together. Food crosses boundaries - education, employment, the economy, justice. It’s not about what one organization, government agency, city, or federal government can do on their own - it’s about what we can all do collectively. It’s a holistic approach to solving a large problem because the need is that great, and when one of us is affected, we are all affected.”
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If you’re looking for specific information about volunteering with us, have questions about our donation options, our meal programs, or simply have a general inquiry please contact us for more information. We’re happy to help point you in the right direction.