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April 20, 2012

Clark County Spring Luncheon Raises $186,000 to Feed Seniors

Loaves & Fishes Centers fourth annual Clark County Spring  Luncheon raised more than $186,000 in just one hour to provide hot meals to seniors throughout Clark County. Matching funds from John Cartales, the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund and from the Byrd Family helped to make this amount possible.

March 13, 2012

Girl Scouts Donate Cookies to Meals-On-Wheels

A troop of fourth-grade Girl Scouts from Oregon Episcopal School will donate 350 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People. The cookies will be delivered to the Loaves & Fishes Centers’ Central Kitchen, located at 7710 SW 31^st in Portland, on Friday, March 16, at 3 p.m.

November 15, 2011

Loaves & Fishes Centers Provides Emergency Meals in Advance of Inclement Weather to Homebound Seniors

To ensure that all homebound seniors have sufficient meals during upcoming inclement weather, Loaves & Fishes Centers delivered a two-day supply of shelf-stable meals earlier this month to nearly 3,000 homebound seniors throughout Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties. Seniors received instructions to save these meals until they receive a call from their local Loaves & Fishes Center advising them to use these emergency supplies.

October 20, 2011

Rockwood Loaves & Fishes Center Holds Grand Opening

Thousands of baby boomers turn 60 every day in the greater metropolitan area and Loaves & Fishes Centers is prepared. That’s why the nonprofit organization recently opened its 36^th senior dining center, located in the Rockwood neighborhood of Southeast Portland. To celebrate this new location and focus on the growing need for senior services, Loaves & Fishes Center is holding a grand opening event on Friday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Rockwood Loaves & Fishes Center at 124 NE 181^st Ave. The new meal site, located in the new Rockwood Building, is open for lunch Monday through Friday.