Pure Excitement
Demonica received car #1566 from our CARES car program. She’s a hard-working mom of two young children who has been trying to provide for her young children and overcome the challenges of student loans, child care and previous homelessness. We are so very happy for her car donation and wish her the happiest of new beginnings!
A New Beginning
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your generosity and dedication in 2015; a year that saw significant progress in connecting low-income individuals and families to the resources they need to thrive. Over 4,600 families received assistance over the past year, and, through the Client Engagement Model, we have experienced great success in finding sustainable… Read more »
Trinity Lutheran Church Raises $25,500 to Fight Hunger
Check out @News_TLC4U check presentation video featuring @dmramonas speaking about the impact of their #donation: https://t.co/GvyeaPYLB6 — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) February 2, 2016
Primrose Students Make the Season Bright
Students @PrimroseSchools – #Naperville raised $228 doing chores then purchased food for our clients! #GivingTuesday pic.twitter.com/RmVNVSXlqG — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) December 1, 2015
How Can You Help End Child Hunger?
When I retired I chose to volunteer at Loaves & Fishes because of the impact I knew it had in our community. After 25 years of teaching, it was evident to me that poor nutrition and hunger were often obstacles to a child’s success at school. When a 12 year old is hungry, all that… Read more »
Walmart Foundation Gives Back Big
The Walmart Foundation has donated $50,000 to Loaves & Fishes to help us reduce hunger in our community. Brian Bolliger, Loaves & Fishes’ Board Member, and LaVerne Mathews, Director of Advancement, were presented with a check from Greg Szarzynski, Walmart Store Manager, as part of the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, which supports organizations that… Read more »
“People Helping People” Philosophy Stocks the Shelves of Loaves & Fishes
Hunger doesn’t take a “summer vacation.” That’s why employees of the Naperville-based Illinois Credit Union System (ICUS) significantly increased their efforts during their annual summer food drive for Loaves & Fishes. As a result, they donated more than 1,100 pounds of food to help feed our hungry neighbors. ICUS employees collected our most needed items,… Read more »
Let’s Screen and Intervene
Loaves & Fishes was fortunate to have members of the Smile Squad visit our facility recently, a mobile dental clinic that travels from place to place in DuPage County offering general dental checkups to at-risk children. One of our visitors on Smile Squad day was a mother with a 5 year old boy. She was… Read more »
The Return to College Ritual
The summer is passing by way too quickly. It seems like we just moved our daughter’s “stuff” home from college and she is already preparing her list of additional “stuff” to bring back to college! It was easier when her school supply list consisted of 8 markers, 4 glue sticks, 10 No. 2 pencils, 4… Read more »
Making Birthday Wishes Come True
@NapervilleIL resident Kate Schultz donated 106 birthday bags to @loaves_fishes for children's birthday treats #NN17 pic.twitter.com/X8SA6cV2tm — NCTV17 (@NCTV17) July 15, 2015