Loaves and Fishes

The food is terrible and they make you wait an hour or more just to get in. You also have to walk over disgusting homeless people that are sleeping right in the middle of the sidewalk and street.

The number they have listed on their website and this app does not work. Says all circuits are busy then hangs up on you.

So easy to donate and great volunteers/​staff! :)
There is always a friendly volunteer ready to guide you in and out of the designated «donation» parking area. Also, a separate volunteer can help unload if needed.

Grown from serving lunch off the Delaney’s porch back in the 80’s, Loaves & Fishes continues their flagship program of preparing and serving a midday meal serving 600 – 800 hungry and homeless men, women and children every day — to offering more than a dozen services and programs for homeless survival with food, health, education and housing to those men, women and families whom are most in need.
If you are looking for an organization to help support, this is a great one. Loaves and Fishes is supported by the community in donation sand over 1000 volunteers each month support the staff efforts in successfully providing grassroots survival homeless services to provide a pathway home for many of Sacramento’s previously homeless. They receive no government funds and rely on individuals and organizations for monetary support. A fiscally sound organization that keeps overhead under 10%. This means 90 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to services.
Please note my compassionate bias for Loaves & Fishes. I fortunately have had the opportunity to participate (in a small way) and observe the day to day services at Loaves and Fishes, as a volunteer and outreach advocate, and recently wrote my thesis on this and similar organizations for my masters of public health from Drexel University, Sacramento. «Miracles happen every day» through dedicated staff leaders and volunteers with support from the community and many faith based organizations in the area.
If you or your organization can support Loaves & Fishes please do so. They have great materials online and you can even set up your own fundraising campaign (all tax deductible).
Set up a virtual food drive:
Organize your office giving campaign:
Needs list:
Thank you for your consideration to donate, as our «the Sacramento community», support of Loaves & Fishes is needed year round as they provide a pathway home in opportunities to Sacramento homeless men, women and children.

Great place to get help with anything. sobriety, homelessness, education, housing, etc… and most of its free.

Loaves and Fishes is a fantastic source for getting re-​started in life. It is a wonderful place that provides unconditional support, a great hot meal, and a warm place to take a break from the rest of the world while you have some excellent food.
I have worked there as a volunteer for several years and enjoy every opportunity I get to go there and be of some service to those who have less then I do.

It’s hard to imagine how much worse the hunger and homelessness problem could be in Sacramento without Loaves and Fishes. For decades, these tireless volunteers have been providing what they accurately refer to as «survival services» to those fringes of our society affected by mental illness, the economy or just plain misfortune.
I’ve toured the facility and am always impressed by the smoothness of their operation. They have an easy place to drop off donations, a nice big warehouse (although they are ALWAYS in need of food, clothing and cash donations) and new offices. They even have a neighboring «friendship park» for persons in need to hangout, relax and relate. Other services include a daily lunch time meal, breakfast for women and children, day shelter, school for homeless children, mental health counseling and jail visitation.
For all these reasons we were proud to donate over $ 700 to their cause through the Unilocal Shops Local giving pledge! I hope to do it again next year!