Loaves and Fishes

I have heard about this organization long before taking this class. The mission of Loaves and Fishes is to help end hunger in the community. I think this is a great trip for our class to make because we have already talked about how at the end of the night places that serve food should give what's left away. We would agree with loaves and fishes in the sense that they want to provide people with good high quality food.
This program has been around since 1982, I think this is something that can benefit the Kalamazoo community, and I'm sure it was a very big help during the recession a few years ago. Something that I really like is that Loaves & Fishes has a program called Grocery Pantry. In 2012, Loaves & Fishes fed nearly 127,000 people through the Grocery Pantry Program. There are 5 different programs in total that I can find on the website under the get help tab.
The main way that Loaves & Fishes gets the food that they distribute is through donations from the community. They receive either food donations or money donations. They are still able to give away 2 million pounds of food annually, and all of this food that they give away are things that are higher quality foods. The best form of donation that Loaves & Fishes can receive is money, it helps them to keep the lights on and keep their buildings staffed. Also as a pre service teacher I found it intriguing to see that there are lessons and quizzes for teachers to use in their classrooms about poverty.
As I stated early I had heard about Loaves and Fishes before, I have donated money to them through many Greek Life organizations. I am going to find this experience very insightful because I will finally be able to see where it is that my money is going. It is a great way to give back, even if you don't feel like you are doing that much you can make a great impact on the life of someone else.