On Wednesday, Loaves and Fishes Contra Costa County announced its grand reopening of its dinning room is set for August 24 at 12:00 pm.
Here is their release:
PITTSBURG, Calif. — Due to COVID-19, Loaves and Fishes Contra Costa was forced to shut down our dining rooms which left thousands of community members without a safe and cool indoor space to sit and share a nourishing meal. LFCC was able to pivot serving meals in “to-go” containers out its front doors and providing pre-filled bags with groceries from its food pantries.
Today we are thrilled to announce that the Pittsburg Dining room is the first of LFCC’s 5 dining rooms welcoming back indoor dining. Dan, one of our many clients here at LFCC, said “It is important to help and watch out for each other. LFCC is an excellent program and a life saver for me.”
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa (LFCC) is celebrating the reopening of its Pittsburg dining room to communal dining allowing for a hybrid service model accommodating both takeaway and indoor meal service.
Thursday, August 24 at 12:00 pm LFCC’s Pittsburg Dining room, in partnership with St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County, located at 1415 Simpson Court, Pittsburg, California will host a ribbon cutting event featuring guest volunteer Shanelle Scales-Preston, Pittsburg City Council and a proclamation from Dina Sanchez from the Office of Assemblymember Timothy Grayson.
About Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
The mission of Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa (LFCC) is to provide community-based food programs and partner services that focus on basic needs. We nourish lives! Since 1983, LFCC has provided food insecurity relief to individuals, families, seniors, homeless, veterans, at-risk youth and people with disabilities. LFCC is a reliable and reputable food program in Contra Costa County. LFCC serves low to very low-income residents through 5 dining rooms in the county. LFCC provides a hot and nutritious meal and groceries to anyone in need. LFCC is the only daily hot meal program in the county. LFCC has served nearly 6 million meals since its inception. More than ever before people are relying on LFCC for hot meals and groceries. Currently, LFCC’s dining rooms are serving more than 2,400 meals/day; four times as many meals per day as we did before the pandemic. Last fiscal year LFCC served 388,996 hot and nutritious meals and 241 tons of fresh produce and non-perishables distributed through the food pantries.
LFCC’s dining rooms are strategically located in the county’s lower income communities in Central and East County with a high percentage of residents in severe poverty. The current locations are in Antioch, Martinez, Oakley, Pittsburg and Walnut Creek. In 2021, LFCC committed to an expansion plan through the mobile unit delivery program. LFCC also offers a free 12-week Culinary Arts Training Program for individuals experiencing barriers to employment
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Wait, COVID was more important than food?
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