Loaves and Fishes – Meals. Kindness. Comfort.

Serving free, healthy meals in Minnesota

Sourcing food affordably to small groups and nonprofits

Bringing mobile meals to urban locations

Using leftover food for good

Growing fresh produce for farm-to-table dining

DINE

We serve anyone in need. Please join us for a healthy meal and warm hospitality at any of our public dining 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 of every $10 on programming.

Find out the latest updates on how Loaves & Fishes continues to serve during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Weekend Meals

You can find healthy and delicious meals during the weekend. Find out where.

The difference we are making.

Steve

After serving during the Vietnam War, Steve drove for a taxi company and recently retired. He comes to us to stretch his retirement dollars and to ensure that he is...

Albert

Albert looks forward to seeing our street outreach truck pull up each Saturday and always expresses his thanks for the good, healthy food we provide...

Jenny

When Jenny began dining with us she had just been diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that had metastasized to her liver...

Food Insecurity & Hunger

1 in 11 Minnesota households are affected by hunger- and 1 out of 8 children.

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.

I Was A Guest of Loaves and Fishes

In the midst of a pandemic nearly 30 years later, I was donating hand sanitizer to the organization that fed me as a child.

A Joint Message from Minnesota Hunger-Relief Organizations

Loaves and Fishes joined 20+ hunger relief organizations to tell our fellow Minnesotans that we will continue to serve in the midst of this unprecendented pandemic.

We Will Continue to Serve.

We will continue to serve wherever there is hunger.