Program News

Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa was featured in the November 25th edition of the Martinez News-Gazette.  The article, Volunteers Offer Helping Hands, describes how mother and daughter teams from the National Charity League volunteered to help serve Loaves and Fishes annual Thanksgiving meal.

Click here to read the article.

Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa is always excited to have a new partner supporting our mission of feeding the hungry. Recently, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa received a $5,000 grant from The Diablo Country Club Charitable Foundation. The foundation is providing support to organizations that help individuals in need make a better life for themselves. The grant will be used to purchase food and supplies for our meal program. This grant is very much appreciated, especially in today’s economy when we are feeding so many people who are hungry.

Click here for deliciously simple recipes for healthy dishes like Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread, Caramelized Butternut Squash, Sautéed Swiss Chard and Amazing Apple Crisp to spruce up your holiday menu. These side dishes are a wonderful way to add color to your table using fruits and veggies in season and available locally. Enjoy!

What’s it like to go to bed hungry? Have you ever had to tell your family that there is not enough food to go around? How do you feed a family for a month, when your paycheck is barely enough to cover the rent? These are questions many families are wrestling with across the nation and in Contra Costa County. Some of us will never experience hunger, but for many it’s a daily reality. Forty-nine million or 15% of Americans struggle with hunger each year. Hunger is around us every day. The hungry include children in our neighborhood schools, coworkers and neighbor. The number of people in need of food has increased over 46% since 2006, according to figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2009. That means 17.2 million children are at risk of experiencing hunger at some point this year.