Nonprofit
Loaves and Fishes
About
A nonprofit serving the greater Atlanta community. Loaves and Fishes brings a mission-driven spirit to the work of supporting neighbors and strengthening the local area. Through their efforts, they aim to make a genuine difference for the people and causes they serve across Atlanta. Rooted locally, the organization reflects the kind of generosity that keeps a community strong. It is a heartfelt part of the fabric of the region it calls home.
Loaves and Fishes on the podcast
The Southern ShmoozeEp. 04 | Ashton Walker – Loaves and Fishes
Ashton Walker runs a Grant Park soup kitchen serving Atlanta's unhoused with hot meals, foot care, medical help, and social work every weekday.
Hiring questions Ashton Walker answers in this episode
How can i volunteer at loaves and fishes in atlanta?
Ashton Walker says the easiest way to get in touch is through focusatlanta.org. You can also walk up to 543 Cherokee Avenue in Grant Park and ask questions. He welcomes neighbors, volunteers, and anyone in need of help. The program loves walk-ups and people who stop by to learn more.
“focusatlanta.org is the website. That's the easiest and best way to find our contact information, but also 543 Cherokee Ave. We love walk-ups. We love neighbors who walk by and ask us questions.”Ashton Walker
How long has ashton walker been running loaves and fishes atlanta?
Ashton Walker says he has been the center director for about a year. His wife is a grant writer for nonprofits, and they heard about the job through their church, St. Elias on Ponce. He visited the program, fell in love with it, and took the position even though it sounded chaotic.
“I went into the program to check it out and I just fell in love. This was about a year ago.”Ashton Walker
How does loaves and fishes soup kitchen in atlanta work?
Ashton Walker explains that Loaves and Fishes operates Monday through Friday out of the basement of St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church on Cherokee Avenue in Grant Park. Setup begins between 6:30 and 7 a.m. By 7:30 they serve coffee and pastries, at 9 a.m. a hot meal and lunch bag go out, and they hand out gloves, hats, and hygiene kits daily. The program has been running in some form since 1989.
“I'll get there between 6:30 and 7, we'll start setting up. By 7:30 we serve coffee and pastries and at 9 o'clock we do a hot meal and a lunch to go bag.”Ashton Walker
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