Loaves & Fishes

Open Your Heart provided Loaves & Fishes with funding toward a walkie pallet truck with scale for ease of maneuverability and greater control of food pallet movement at Loaves and Fishes’ warehouse, along with a more efficient process for weighing food and recording poundage. Loaves & Fishes is a nonprofit organization serving free, healthy meals to Minnesotans where the need is greatest. They are guided by their vision that all people – regardless of socioeconomic, cultural, religious, or ethnic background – deserve to meet their basic needs for food, dignity, and respect. Their experience with serving hungry Minnesotans began 39 years ago. In 1982 they opened two dining sites: one in Minneapolis and one in St. Paul. Today, they serve over 4 million meals a year through more than 30 community meal sites, street outreach, and over 40 partnering nonprofits in the community.”We are incredibly grateful for funding from OYH to purchase a new pallet jack for our street outreach program.