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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 »

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 »

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

Team L&F Running in the Rain

April 25th, 2015 loaves-fishes Community, Volunteer News DuPage, Fishes, giving, Giving DuPage, Human Race, L&F, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, race, run, team

The Giving DuPage Human Race was a blast today! #race #raceday #run A photo posted by Loaves & Fishes (@loavesfishes1984) on Apr 25, 2015 at 3:37pm PDT

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 »

Finding the True Meaning of Volunteering

February 5th, 2015 sschmitz Community, Programs, Volunteer News altruism, chicago, donate, donate time, DuPage, engagement, extrinsic, factor, Fishes, giving, giving back, intrinsic, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, motivating, motivation, Naperville, rewards, schmitz, shelley, shelly, Volunteer, volunteer program, volunteering, Volunteerism

Everybody wants to feel valued. When I speak, I want my remarks to be noticed. If I participate, I want my efforts to matter. But present day conveniences allow for inertia to leave me feeling fully engaged. Checking Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, emails, texts, Instagram and auto reminders from several meet up groups…I am blitzed with… Read more »

What’s in Your Diet?

November 23rd, 2014 loaves-fishes Hunger Facts, Programs action, affordable foods, america, american, american diet, anti poverty, anti-hunger, budget, center, chicago, director of nutrition and wellness, DuPage, eat, eats, Fishes, food, food deprivation, food promotion, food research, FRAC, health, health care, healthy, healthy living, limited budget, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, low income, MyPlate, Naperville, national geographic, nutrition, obesity, overeating, physical activity, poverty, stress, wellness, what's in your wallet?

National Geographic gives us a wonderful view of the world from the 50,000 feet perspective, and consumption patterns described here are particularly interesting. The diagrams are a startling depiction of what everybody has suspected for some time now: we are eating far too many foods containing fats and sugars. If that is true in most… Read more »

Picnicking in the Park: Our Volunteers Rock!

August 21st, 2014 loaves-fishes Community, Volunteer News bob elazan, carl schnibben, DuPage, Fishes, hilary nelson, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, Naperville, picnic, shelly schmitz, Volunteer

Between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, 1,561 volunteers donated 85,686 hours – the equivalent of 41 full-time employees! This hard work had to be celebrated, so we gathered at the Naperville Grand Pavilion with nearly 300 volunteers to enjoy music (from Belgio’s), food (from Gregg Eisel), and some fun yard games. Shelly Schmitz,… Read more »

My Gratitude Adjustment

July 2nd, 2014 loaves-fishes Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Stories of Hope blog, CBS, chicagoland, DuPage, Fishes, Gratitude, harry porterfield, hunger, hunger-relief, Leslie Brown, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, Naperville, poverty, service, Someone you Should know, Unhyphenated America, western suburbs

It has been a busy week at Loaves & Fishes so far. After being featured in Harry Porterfield’s “Someone You Should Know” segment on CBS2 last week, we received many calls from potential clients seeking information about our programs. The result: we served 729 people on Tuesday, including 292 children! While this doesn’t break our… Read more »

L&F volunteers honored in community

December 12th, 2013 loaves-fishes Volunteer News BCBS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, DuPage, dupage county, Fishes, HCSC, Health Care Service Corporation, Jim Barone, Jim Lia, Loaves, Loaves & Fishes, Loaves and Fishes, Loaves-fishes.com, Naperville, Naperville Bank & Trust, Patrice Lia, Volunteer

At Loaves & Fishes, we are privileged to work alongside many talented individuals who put in countless hours to make a difference in our community. This month, Jim & Patrice Lia, who received the Fireball Award in November from Loaves & Fishes, were named Volunteers of the Month by Naperville Bank & Trust. “When first… Read more »

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