Government shutdown could affect federal grants for nonprofits
Every month, Helping Hands director Nancy Guerry sees anywhere from 50 to 200 individuals seeking one-time financial or food assistance come through her doors.
Festival of Flavors: Loaves and Fishes continues mission, hosts fundraiser
The Loaves and Fishes Community Soup Kitchen in Columbus was established in 2008 and has been largely supported by donations from churches and individuals. But this Friday, the nonprofit ministry will do something it has never done before — host a large fundraiser.
Girl Scouts troop spreads the love at Loaves and Fishes
It was a rainy, dreary afternoon, but the members of Girl Scout Troop 20253 charmed the crowd Friday, serving up megawatt smiles and steaming pans of baked ziti at Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen.
Middle-schoolers humbled by work at local soup kitchen
The air was filled with the smell of a holiday-style meal and the sounds of Christmas carols Friday afternoon as the Caledonia Middle School Beta Club, along with members of Broadacres United Methodist Church and Central United Methodist Church, served food at Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Columbus.
Community reaches out to feed its own
In 2009, across America, 17.4 million households — nearly 15 percent of the country — weren’t sure where their next meal would come from.
Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen asks your support to expand schedule and give more than a meal
Attendance is up at Columbus’ Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen due to, in part, the economy.