From Healthy Food to Thriving Lives

When a community comes together, we achieve what none of us can alone. We can meet the need before us, rise to this moment, and together build a better future for our neighbors.

That matters now more than ever. Across our region, hunger is rising, and more children, older adults, and working families are facing difficult choices that affect their health, stability, and well-being.

Nourish Together is Loaves & Fishes’ bold response to this moment. By expanding capacity, strengthening partnerships, and investing in pathways to self-sufficiency, this campaign will help more neighbors access healthy food and the support they need to move beyond crisis.

This is an invitation to come together, invest in what is possible, and help create lasting change for families across our region. From healthy food to thriving lives. Transformation powered by partnership.

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Food insecurity has increased by more than 50% since 2019 in the four counties we serve.

Campaign Priorities

Hub 2.0

Building shared capacity to serve more neighbors.

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Spoke Network 2.0

Expanding access to healthy food closer to home.

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CARES 2.0

Strengthening pathways from hunger to thriving.

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Double Your Impact

Thanks to a generous gift from the Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation, donations under $35,000 to Nourish Together will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $500,000.

Every gift is doubled – turning $1 into $2 for Nourish Together.

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All donations will be recognized in our annual report. Donors at the $10,000 level and above will be recognized on the donor wall at our Food Distribution Hub.

Build a stronger future for neighbors across our region.

Voices from our Community

“Access to nutritious food is foundational to health, yet many families in our region still struggle to find it consistently. Through their innovative hub-and-spoke model and deep community partnerships, Loaves & Fishes is expanding access to healthy food in neighborhoods where the need is greatest and helping address food insecurity as a social driver of health.”
– Kristen Murtos
Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer of Endeavor Health

“I chose to support the Nourish Together Campaign because I believe every neighbor deserves access to healthy food and the opportunity to thrive. This campaign brings our community together in a powerful way to expand access, strengthen partnerships, and create real pathways to stability for families across our region.”
– Kristen Refness
Loaves & Fishes Board Chair and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Endeavor Health

“At Wintrust, we believe strong communities are built when people have access to the resources they need to thrive. We are proud to support the Nourish Together Campaign because it brings partners together to expand access to healthy food, strengthen local networks, and create lasting impact for families across our region.”
– Adam Fuchs
Group EVP – Wintrust Commercial Banking