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Jane Macdonald

Jane Macdonald is the Associate Director of Community Health at Loaves & Fishes Community Services. Contact her at jmacdonald@loaves-fishes.org or visit www.loaves-fishes.org.

Loaves & Fishes: Free Health Screens + Healthy Foods – A Combination with Impact

Chronic disease and poverty are interconnected in a vicious cycle. Families experiencing long-time food insecurity – not having enough food to live a healthy...

Loaves & Fishes: Community Gardening

The inspiration for a community garden can come from so many places. Community gardens can be a great solution for transforming spaces or vacant...

Food Security Solutions

Loaves & Fishes will reach a 35-year anniversary this year, offering a long history of supporting families in crisis. Loaves & Fishes connects families...

September is Hunger Action Month

Although we’ve been officially measuring it since 1995, I learn more about “food insecurity” every day. Before my Loaves & Fishes days, I might...

Kicking Collective Impact Into Gear

A community can have a powerful impact on a social problem when everyone comes together with a common goal and tools in hand. Think...

As good as gold?

Maybe it's the time of year that makes me reflect on the cycle of life and those of us who are now classified as...