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LOAVES & FISHES SOUP KITCHEN

LOAVES & FISHES SOUP KITCHEN

About

What Is It?

A program run by Magnificat Houses, a Christian assistance ministry, that serves 200-400 nutritious, home-cooked lunches per day, six days a week (Tuesday-Sunday), to downtown Houston’s needy.

Help Needed:

Assist Loaves & Fishes’ cooks as they prepare the food, help serve the meal, chat with diners, and help clean up.  Contact Loaves & Fishes for COVID-related updates. 

 

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

16

Time Commitment

Shifts run from 9:30 AM to noon. Contact Loaves & Fishes for parking information.  On Sundays, a Catholic Mass takes place before lunch. 

Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?

Yes.  Please schedule your service in advance so you can help on days when you are most needed.

Training Needed

None; instructions will be provided. Wear comfortable clothing and closed toe shoes (no sandals or flip flops).  Hair nets and gloves (provided) are required when serving food.

Help Needed

HELP PREPARE AND SERVE LUNCH

Assist Loaves & Fishes’ cooks as they prepare the food, help serve the meal, chat with diners, and help clean up.

Some volunteers choose to bring home-cooked or purchased food, or bring food to cook on-site.  This is optional; please contact Loaves & Fishes for more information.

COLLECT ITEMS FOR HYGIENE KITS

Loaves & Fishes welcomes donations of small sizes of soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, and other items.  Contact Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin (see below) for more information.

Contact Details

Contact

Please visit the Magnificat Houses volunteer page and fill out the volunteer form, specifying that you’d like to help at Loaves & Fishes. You may also contact Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday.

Website

http://mhihouston.org/what-we-do/meals/

Location

LOAVES & FISHES SOUP KITCHEN

2009 Congress Street
Houston, Texas 77002

Location Details

2009 Congress Street
Houston, Texas 77002

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Additional Information

Examples of past Scout projects

Eagle: Provided food and volunteers to prepare and serve two lunches, and provided volunteers for a third lunch.

Eagle: Luke H. (Troop 66) beautified the outdoor eating area by sanding and repainting the front fence and adding plants.

Gallery

A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
Bayou City Outdoors volunteers
Bayou City Outdoors volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteer, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteer, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
Strake Jesuit tennis team making salad with ingredients they brought
Strake Jesuit tennis team making salad with ingredients they brought
Bless a Belly volunteers, with hygiene kits
Bless a Belly volunteers, with hygiene kits
Castro Painting volunteers
Castro Painting volunteers
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteers
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
Humanist Food Pantry volunteers, 2017
Humanist Food Pantry volunteers, 2017
Volunteers, 2017
Volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Strake Jesuit tennis team donated clothing and shoes
Strake Jesuit tennis team donated clothing and shoes
Humanist Food Pantry volunteer, 2017
Humanist Food Pantry volunteer, 2017
Outdoor eating area at Loaves & Fishes
Outdoor eating area at Loaves & Fishes
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteers
Rice Epicurean milk, donated through Second Servings
Rice Epicurean milk, donated through Second Servings
St. Maximilian Kolbe volunteers
St. Maximilian Kolbe volunteers
Up in Smoke catering drove donations from Minnesota, 2017
Up in Smoke catering drove donations from Minnesota, 2017
Donations from Christ Rose Foundation, 2017
Donations from Christ Rose Foundation, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteers, 2017
Act of Mercy volunteers, 2016
Act of Mercy volunteers, 2016
A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
Bayou City Outdoors volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteer, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
A Golden Heart volunteers, 2017
Strake Jesuit tennis team making salad with ingredients they brought
Bless a Belly volunteers, with hygiene kits
Castro Painting volunteers
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
University of Houston Food Recovery Network, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Ernst & Young volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteers
Bread of Life volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
Humanist Food Pantry volunteers, 2017
Volunteers, 2017
Bless a Belly, 2017
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Strake Jesuit tennis team donated clothing and shoes
Humanist Food Pantry volunteer, 2017
Outdoor eating area at Loaves & Fishes
David Weekley volunteers, 2017
St Theresa Catholic Church volunteers
Bless a Belly volunteers
Rice Epicurean milk, donated through Second Servings
St. Maximilian Kolbe volunteers
Up in Smoke catering drove donations from Minnesota, 2017
Donations from Christ Rose Foundation, 2017
Bless a Belly volunteers, 2017
Act of Mercy volunteers, 2016

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Annette Duenes says

    July 6, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    Please contact me for donation.

    Reply
    • Claire Furse says

      October 9, 2018 at 2:07 am

      Dear Ms. Duenes,

      Thank you for your comment. Please visit the Loaves and Fishes website to make a donation. I hope this is helpful!

      Best,
      Claire

      Reply
  2. Kemuel Greenidge says

    July 30, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    I am interested in volunteering sometime soon. I would also like to bring a group that includes school aged children. Please let me know when is a good time to come in and serve. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Claire Furse says

      October 9, 2018 at 2:11 am

      Hello,

      Thank you for your comment!

      Volunteers at Loaves and Fishes must be at least 16 years old. Please click here to browse a list of other nonprofits that serve food / benefit the homeless and welcome volunteers under 12.

      To sign up to volunteer with your group at Loaves and Fishes, please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mihhouston.org or call 713-224-1373. I hope this is helpful.

      Best,
      Claire

      Reply
      • Loretta says

        December 16, 2018 at 3:36 pm

        That email is not correct, I have tried emailing and calling, the email comes back as not deliverable and the phone just rings and rings

        Reply
        • admin says

          May 1, 2019 at 1:44 am

          I am so sorry. The original email had a typo and we have corrected it. The sentence now reads, “Please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday, to sign up to volunteer.” I hope you can reach Loaves and Fishes now. Thank you for volunteering!

          Reply
  3. Caroline Connell says

    August 3, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    I would like to come and volunteer with three other people on Saturday morning. I’ve called multiple times but can’t reach anyone. Would it be a possibility for us to volunteer??

    Reply
    • Claire Furse says

      October 9, 2018 at 2:04 am

      Hello,
      Thank you for your comment! I’m sorry that you’re having difficulty reaching Loaves and Fishes. I would suggest emailing Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mihhouston.org or calling again at 713-224-1373. I hope this is helpful.
      Best,
      Claire

      Reply
  4. Rossan says

    August 21, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    Good evening,

    My name is Ms.Rossan, I am emailing from Angels with a Mission. I am the Program Director for the nonprofit. Our volunteers have expressed a want, and that’s to volunteer with your organization. . Can you provide me with the dates of upcoming events for this activity? We are currently working on our 2019 calendar. Our nonprofits website information is http://www.angelswithamission.net .

    Thank you in advance for your help.

    Rossan Antia

    Reply
    • Claire Furse says

      October 9, 2018 at 1:55 am

      Dear Ms. Antia,
      Thank you for your comment! To sign up to volunteer with your group at Loaves and Fishes, please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mihhouston.org or call 713-224-1373. I hope this is helpful.
      Best,
      Claire

      Reply
      • VB says

        January 21, 2019 at 4:19 pm

        I got an undeliverable mail alert when I emailed Mr. Cronin at the address above. Is the email perhaps @mhihouston.org rather than mih?

        Reply
        • admin says

          May 1, 2019 at 1:42 am

          Yes, you’re right! We’ve corrected the email address on the site and the sentence now reads, “Please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday, to sign up to volunteer.” Thank you for catching this.

          Reply
  5. David C. Gibson says

    November 9, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    Ms. Furse, I just received an error message when I attempted to email Mr. Cronin…the text appears below…

    Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
    lcronin@mihhouston.org (lcronin@mihhouston.org)
    Your message couldn’t be delivered. The Domain Name System (DNS) reported that the recipient’s domain does not exist.
    Contact the recipient by some other means (by phone, for example) and ask them to tell their email admin that it appears that their domain isn’t properly registered at their domain registrar. Give them the error details shown below. It’s likely that the recipient’s email admin is the only one who can fix this problem.

    Diagnostic information for administrators:
    Generating server: DM5PR19MB0122.namprd19.prod.outlook.com
    lcronin@mihhouston.org
    Remote Server returned ‘550 5.4.310 DNS domain mihhouston.org does not exist [Message=InfoDomainNonexistent] [LastAttemptedServerName=mihhouston.org] [DM3NAM05FT041.eop-nam05.prod.protection.outlook.com]’

    For more information and tips to fix this issue see this article: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=389361.

    Reply
    • admin says

      May 1, 2019 at 1:48 am

      I am so sorry. There was a typo in the original email address but we have now corrected it. The sentence now reads, “Please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday, to sign up to volunteer.” Thank you for your message and thanks for volunteering!

      Reply
  6. Liliana Cracraft says

    December 8, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    Do you accept donations of plastic ware, paper plates, and plastic or Styrofoam cups?

    Reply
    • admin says

      May 1, 2019 at 1:45 am

      This is a good question. Please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday, to ask about donating disposable plates and cups. Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Betty Pope says

    March 13, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Would love to come and volunteer help cook I’m retired need something to do

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 30, 2019 at 10:03 pm

      Hello Betty –
      I’m sure Loaves and Fishes would love to have help because they do lots of cooking. Please email Director of Volunteering Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org or call (713) 224-1373 between 8 AM and 11 AM, Tuesday through Sunday, to sign up to volunteer. Please let us know what you think of volunteering there. Thank you!!

      Reply
  8. Grace O says

    October 23, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Hello,

    Hope all is well. I have been trying to get in contact with someone for weeks now. I have called several times and emailed Larry Cronin at lcronin@mhihouston.org. Only one time was my call answered and I was told Mr. Larry will reach out to me. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard back from him.

    I would love to sign up as a volunteer. I hope I can hear back from someone soon to go through the process. 🙂

    Reply

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