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Red Rocker Helps Fight Hunger

July 4th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Programs, Stories of Hope David Brown, entertainment, Event, exchange club, Fishes, food, Hagar, hagar family foundation, hunger, Loaves, Loaves & Fishes, Loaves and Fishes, Mondelez, Naperville, naperville ribfest, performance, red rocker, ribfest, Sammy Hagar, selck, shelly schmitz, van halen

“It takes a village to raise a child,” said Megan Selck, Loaves & Fishes’ President and CEO. Family life and services are primary focuses to Loaves & Fishes, making every volunteer, donation and contribution a positive difference maker. A new addition to our cause is Sammy Hager, front man of The Circle and a member… Read more »

DuPage Foundation Helps Renovation Efforts

June 25th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Programs

Thx @DuPageFdn for granting us $15,000 toward the purchase of new refrigeration in our grocery market! #philanthropy pic.twitter.com/yuKezELilh — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) June 24, 2015

Returning to her Roots

May 13th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Stories of Hope agriculture, course, diane, diane ramonas, elementary, elmwood, Fishes, fruit, fruits, garden, gardening, golf, L&F, Loaves, Loaves & Fishes, Loaves and Fishes, Naperville, ramonas, school, school garden, springbrook, vegetable, vegetables, veggies

I was delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting on Thursday for the Elmwood Elementary School garden. I had been notified of this event several months ago by Sandy Bell, the organizer of this amazing project, after she had read my blog. Other schools in Naperville have gardens that have been successfully producing vegetables and fruits for… Read more »

The Recipe for Success

May 13th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Stories of Hope client, cook, cook book, cookbook, cooking, cooking light, delicious, eat, eating, Fishes, food, food insecurity, foodie, good eating, Loaves, nutrition, recipe, recipe book, tasty, wellness

I’m not really a recipe person. When (if) I prepare dinner, it’s really more about what’s in the refrigerator than anything else. I like flexibility when I cook, and the whole idea that a lot of food will not be going to waste. After starting with a few fundamentals, like mirepoix or pesto, I feel… Read more »

ConAgra Foods Foundation grants $150,000 for Client Engagement Model

May 8th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Programs chicago, ConAgra, ConAgra Foods, corporate social responsibility, CSR, DuPage, Fishes, food, Foundation, grant, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, McGough, Naperville, philanthropy, Thomas McGough, Tom McGough

Thanks @conagrafoods for granting us $150,000 toward our Client Engagement Model! #giveback #endhunger #empowerlives #makeadifference #philanthropy A photo posted by Loaves & Fishes (@loavesfishes1984) on May 8, 2015 at 9:49am PDT

Spotlight on Child Hunger Opens Discussion, Promotes Collaboration

April 17th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs boston university, Cadence, CDH, central dupage hospital, child, Child Hunger, child nutrition, children, children's healthwatch, development, Dr., dr. john cook, Dr. Sandy Goldberg, early childhood, edward hospital, food, food insecurity, health, hunger, illinois governor's office, jennifer mcnulty, john cook, kids, linda van horn, NBC 5, Northwestern University, nutrition, pediatrics, Sandy Goldberg, school of medicine, theresa hawley, wellness, winfield

"Toxic stress can damage the brain architecture of young, developing children" Dr. John Cook #childhealth pic.twitter.com/lbZYNb4v48 — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) April 17, 2015

How Could Proposed Funding Cuts Impact Client Families?

March 23rd, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs budget, child poverty, childhood, DuPage, Education, healthy families, illinois, illinois department, illinois department of children and family services, Kids Count, Larry joseph, metropolitan, new poor, new poverty, poverty, quinn, state budget, suburban, suburbs, Voices from Illinois children, working families

Child poverty, unfortunately, is a growing epidemic in the state of Illinois. No one wants to see a child suffer. No one likes reading or hearing about a child being abused or neglected. We are aware of programs, services, and even policies at both the state and federal level that have been effective reducing child… Read more »

Under Construction: L&F 3.0 In Process

March 12th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Volunteer News Cary Gilkey, chicago, chicagoland, client, DuPage, dupage community foundation, end food waste, Fishes, Food Recovery, food rescue, Food Waste, fresh, fresh food, Loaves, Naperville, nutrition, operations, produce, reconfigure, refrigeration, shelly schmitz, UPS, Volunteer, wellness

Strange things appear to be happening at 1871 High Grove. Storage racks are disappearing, new displays are popping up in the grocery market and the warehouse has bright light beaming down from the now visible windows. What else can be expected and how will it benefit our clients, volunteers and operations? “With the growing number… Read more »

Caps Off to our Computer Class Grads!

February 27th, 2015 loaves-fishes Programs

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Finding Solutions that Stick

February 12th, 2015 loaves-fishes Programs addison, bolingbrook, carol stream, client, director, donate, duncan, DuPage, empower, Empowerment, engagement, expert, Fishes, glen ellyn, hinsdale, job search, job support, jobs, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, model, Naperville, nonprofit, poverty, resume writing, self sufficient, suburban poverty, suburbs, underemployment, unemployment, Volunteer, ward, west chicago, westmont, wheaton

The Client Engagement Model has been going strong for a little over 90 days now. We have learned a lot about our clients as a result. Poverty has many faces, names, stories and cultural backgrounds, but our clients have so much in common. They want the best for their families, whether they have been struggling… Read more »

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