Loaves and Fishes Community began in 1989 when Angie Miller and the late Steve O’Neil opened their family home to Central American refugees en route to Canada. Over the years we have grown into four houses within a few blocks of each other, two of which provide family-style hospitality to people experiencing homelessness, one which offers foster care to children, and a fourth which serves the needs of community and some long-term hospitality. We are rooted in the Catholic Worker movement, with strong influence from community organizing and the labor movement.; We engage in anti-racism and housing organizing; grow two city lots of gardens; help facilitate countywide anti-homelessness efforts; and run a no-cost bike shop which sends our 150-200 bicycles every year on a work trade system.
Like the message of the Bible story that gave us our name, Loaves & Fishes Community believes that sharing is contagious. We welcome people of all faiths and none to join us as we practice nonviolence and community, advocate for social change, and offer family-style hospitality to people experiencing homelessness.
Membership process begins with a questionnaire and email/phone communication or visit, if practical. Potential new members take part in an experiential period of three months, after which the community and potential new member decide if we are a mutual fit for one another. Short-term volunteers are welcome, but membership requires a minimum one-year commitment to the community.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.
Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet, Communal bicycles and trailers
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
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