Loaves & Fishes
Cause Area
- Hunger
Location
P.O. Box 11234Charlotte, NC 28220 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Believing that all people in our community should be able to meet their basic hunger needs and that we are called to share our resources, Loaves & Fishes' mission is to provide groceries and support to people in crisis.
Description
Loaves & Fishes is a nonprofit emergency food program which provides a week's worth of groceries to people in crisis in Charlotte Mecklenburg. Loaves & Fishes began in 1975 by a handful of people in our community who recognized the growing hunger needs of people in our area and opened a single food pantry to address those needs. In 1975, Loaves & Fishes fed approximately 1,000 people. Over 29 years, Loaves & Fishes has grown to a network of 16 pantries and four mini-pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes served over 66,000 people in 2003.