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Welcome to Loaves and Fishes at St Stephen's
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Loaves and Fishes, a ministry of St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, has served lunch to the hungry and homeless on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays since 1968. Since most Washington food programs serve only on weekdays, the program offers a crucial service to its guests, some of whom travel across te city to be able to eat on the weekend. The program serves the Mt. Pleasant community in Washington, D.C. and is supported by a number of churches and volunteer organizations from around the D.C. metro area.
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Recent News
Support Loaves and Fishes at the Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon, November 21, 2009
Please join us for the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless 5K walk on the National Mall at 9am November 21st.
To register, visit www.helpthehomelessdc.org. Click “Register Now” and be sure to select Loaves and Fishes as the organization you are walking for. The registration fee is $25 for adults, $15 for kids, and all fees go to benefit L&F. Please come out to support a great cause!
New Loaves & Fishes Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now online with a profile of Ellen Baynard, one of our longest serving and most dedicated volunteers. We also have updates from our Spring guest survey and more great news from our fundraising efforts.
[ Download Newsletter ] (Adobe PDF 350kb)Help Loaves & Fishes by Donating Supplies
You can help the Loaves and Fishes program by donating supplies to help keep our costs down. The following is a list of supplies we need every weekend (we serve around 200 plates on Saturdays and 300 on Sundays on average). Most of these supplies cost around $10-15 for 500 servings, especially when you buy in bulk at places like Costco:
- Forks (we rarely use spoons or knives).
- Plates (make sure they are extra sturdy to hold our servings).
- Plastic bags (any extra grocery bags you have lying around -- our clientele like to use these to carry their seconds home).
- Cups: we use 12oz styrofoam cups.
- Napkins or paper towels.
- Dish and/or hand soap (any size).
- Any kind of drink mixes: Iced tea, lemonade, coffee. We haven't been able to provide these due to budgetary constraints but they are much appreciated.