Community Impact

Donate to our Mother’s Day Virtual Food Drive.

Loaves & Fishes CEO Mike Havala was a guest on Faith. Family. Focus with former NFL player Shafer Suggs and his daughter, Duke Woman’s Basketball alumni, Faith Suggs. This in-depth interview talks about Mike’s personal journey and the new chapter at Loaves & Fishes. To learn more about Faith. Family. Focus. Visit their Facebook page… Read more »

Creative Donations for the Wall of Lasting Impact  As part of our Building for Lasting Impact Campaign, the community has been invited to purchase a figurative Building Block to be displayed in our new building on the Wall of Lasting Impact. Over the past few months, we have been touched by the outpouring of support…. Read more »

Community Gardening By Jane Macdonald, Director of Community Health The inspiration for a community garden can come from so many places.  Community gardens can be a great solution for transforming spaces or vacant lots into something much more appealing and productive.  They often become a teaching tool for those who want to be more knowledgeable about… Read more »

Daily Herald | Metea Key Club, Kiwanis fundraiser honors late adviser https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210313/metea-key-club-students-and-naperville-kiwanis-honor-late-friend-by-raising-funds-for-loaves-and-fishes  

If you didn’t have the opportunity to see today’s Naperville Unscripted virtual town hall, here it is! Thank you to Mayor Steve Chirico for hosting this informative discussion. https://fb.watch/491nqMYrCY/ Posted by Loaves & Fishes Community Services on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Spotlight on Food Rescue  Did you know that approximately 60% of the food Loaves & Fishes distributes is from our food rescue program? The remaining food comes from food drives (20%) and food that we purchase (20%).  Our trucks make many weekly stops to local grocery stores who partner with us. The food we rescue… Read more »

Read the January 2021 article in Positively Naperville from Mike Havala, Loaves & Fishes CEO and President. https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2021/02/16/loaves-fishes-building-for-lasting-impact/119386