Loaves & Fishes Greenville

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Did you know? South Carolina has the 2nd highest rate of senior food insecurity in the U.S. at 10.4%. Since 1999, chronic food insecurity more than tripled in families with adults aged 60 or older. That's approximately 1 in 4 families with older adults living with food insecurity. As the access to healthy food decreases, health issues and costs increase, affecting not only individuals suffering with food insecurity but our entire community. #healthawareness #feedpeoplenotlandfills https://lnkd.in/e_jTbnCy

"The workshop was held because there is a connection between affordable housing and food insecurity. “When you have people spending 60 to 70 percent of their income on rent and utilities, it doesn’t leave a lot of money for anything else,” Fant explained. “That triggers food insecurity.” According to data from Feeding America, 60,850 Greenville County residents are experiencing food insecurity, including 15,320 children." WSPA 7News Chloe Salsameda District 25 County Councilman Dr. Ennis Fant, Sr. Greenville County Schools, LiveWell Greenville Unity Health on Main Loaves & Fishes Greenville #gvlhomes4all #ConnectedCommunity #collaborate https://lnkd.in/gnZBzBD5

Did you know Loaves & Fishes delivers fresh, healthy surplus food to many Greenville County Schools for use in their food pantries for students and families? #foodrescue #innovation #foodinsecurity

Imagine the impact of a full-time staff person within a community school whose only duty is to figure out what this school, what these kids, what this community needs. To locate resources within the community that can meet those needs and pull opportunities together to help these children reach their potential. Alex Byrd of Grove Elementary School is just such a unicorn. For nearly ten years, Alex has been serving Grove Elementary School through Communities In Schools of South Carolina. As site Coordinator for Communities In Schools at Grove, she is tasked with discerning the needs of this school, these students, these families, this community; and with identifying solutions to their everyday challenges. One of these solutions comes in the form of regular food deliveries from Loaves & Fishes. As the Upstate’s only food rescue organization, Loaves & Fishes provides regular food deliveries tailored to the needs of the Grove Elementary students and their families... Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCQibdCr #innovation #creativity #education #FoodRescue #Foodinsecurity #solutions

In 2024, Greenville Women Giving awarded grants in each of their five focus areas:?Arts, Education, Environment, Health, and Human Services.?Loaves & Fishes was honored to be one of six nonprofit organizations in our community selected to receive generous support from Greenville Women Giving in the form of a $100,000 grant. This grant was awarded to Loaves & Fishes in the category of Environment after careful consideration of the beneficial outcomes of food rescue as an innovative solution to the challenges of food waste and food insecurity. #femaleshareholders #sustainability #foodrescue #feedpeoplenotlandfills