Loaves and Fishes – Meals. Kindness. Comfort.

Help match a $20,000 challenge from Otto Bremer Trust.

Serving free, healthy takeaway meals in Minnesota.

Bringing mobile meals to urban locations

Using leftover food for good

Sourcing food affordably to small groups and nonprofits

MEALS TO-GO

We serve anyone in need. Please join us for a healthy meal and warm hospitality at any of our community meal sites across Minnesota.

SERVE

Volunteer to help us cook and serve meals, harvest fresh produce, offer special events, and keep our warehouse organized.

DONATE

Support our mission of helping Minnesotans in need. Every $2.50 adds a meal to the table. We spend a full $9.50 of every $10 on programming.

The impact being made.

Lee’s Fresh Start

Lee was homeless two years ago. With help from Loaves & Fishes he has a place to live, a vehicle and a fresh start.

Helping Mothers Like Amanda

Amanda is balancing life with three young children while her husband is deployed overseas with the military. She counts on the Loaves & Fishes meal to free up stress.

Greater Minnesota Impact

“Children and adults alike in the Aitkin community count on this meal. The food is always excellent and the volunteers are always so kind and polite.”

Food Insecurity & Hunger

Household food insecurity rates doubled following the COVID19 outbreak…

Poverty & Homelessness

Homelessness increased by 10% across Minnesota since 2015.

Aging Population & Isolation

20% of Minnesota’s population will soon be over the age of 64.

Food-Related Health Conditions

$1.6 billion is the annual projected cost of hunger in Minnesota.

Make TWICE the Impact This Summer

We have accepted a challenge from "The Otto Bremer Trust" to raise $20,000 by the end of July.

Volunteers Provide Guests Clean Socks, Underwear

Read how a family of volunteers have poured their hearts into Loaves & Fishes for 34 years.

Grocery Prices Impacting Minnesotans of All Ages

“According to USDA data released in April, the Consumer Price Index for grocery store or supermarket food purchases last year was up 3.5 percent."