Loaves and Fishes began in 1983 as a hospitality and hot lunch program to hungry people in Sacramento, California. Since then, Loaves and Fishes has expanded to meet the needs of the growing homeless population; it is now one of the largest private networks of integrated services for homeless people in the region. Our mission and programs focus on survival services: hot breakfast for women and children, hot lunch for 600-1000 people each day, showers, bathrooms, day shelter, and health services, and they bring up to 1000 hungry and homeless guests to our village each day.