Loaves and Fishes was founded in 2005 in support of the local community and aimed to help provide food staples for people experiencing hardship in the local area.
Loaves and Fishes was founded on the principle of creating a long-term solution and avoiding the welfare mentality by giving people a hand up, not a hand out by not just about providing the staples, but also allowing poorer families to access luxury items..
The Loaves & Fishes Foodstore supports 4700 families throughout the Coffs Coast by providing them with groceries at about one-third of supermarket prices. Food and household items are sourced from Foodbank Australia and other local businesses.
Additionally, we provide emergency food parcels for those in crisis. Loaves and Fishes is an outreach of ALC.