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Loaves and Fishes    www.loavesandfishesmn.org



*Pax Christi Justice Grant Recipient for 2008 in the amount of $16,000
(Pax Christi Catholic Community will continue to fund our long affiliation with Loaves and Fishes in three locations.  The money pays for the food our volunteers prepare and serve.)



What is Loaves and Fishes?
Loaves & Fishes is a non-profit, volunteer driven agency fulfilling a basic need by feeding the hungry. Our aim is to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

Loaves & Fishes provides coordination, facility rental and maintenance, oversight, public relations, emergency food, advocacy, and volunteer training to more than 4,000 volunteers annually.

We ask no questions of our guests - there are no entry requirements other than showing respectful behavior for everyone.

Among our guests, more than half are female; more than 50% are Caucasian and the rest are minorities and new immigrants; and almost 20% are children; at some of our sites half are children.

 

To Volunteer at Loaves and Fishes:
 
• Send an email to justice@paxchristi.com and someone will contact you.

• For other Pax Christi Social Justice volunteer opportunities, follow the link: www.paxchristi.com/justicevolunteerops.aspx to see current opportunities available, or check the bulletin board at the back of the church.

• Join an e-mail group of like-minded Social Justice Pax Christi members so you will receive periodic e-mails regarding upcoming Justice related events and volunteer opportunities.  We hope everyone will get involved and feel the satisfaction of helping another with a hand-up, not a hand-out.  To join, e-mail justice@paxchristi.com, indicate interest in joining the e-mail group, and provide the e-mail address you'd like added to the group list.
 
• If none of the organizations or opportunities you see fit your needs, call or email Allison Boisvert, Social Justice Minister, 952-405-7225, or aboisvert@paxchristi.com, for additional ideas.

• For alternative volunteer opportunities, contact Mary Kennedy, Director of Stewardship, 952-405-7220, or mkennedy@paxchristi.com. 



*What is a Justice Grant Recipient?    Since Pax Christi Catholic Community was founded just over 25 years ago, the community has set aside a portion of its weekly Sunday collection, which now stands at 10%. These funds support works of mercy and justice in the wider Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and beyond.  The majority of the Justice Tithe is distributed through the Pax Christi Justice Grants Program.  $2 million in grants have been made to nonprofit organizations since 1995. All Justice Grants are made for purposes that reflect Roman Catholic social teaching and moral standards. 




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