A Cleveland Nonprofit
About my Father's business.
Feeding our neighbors with dignity and compassion, no questions asked.
5 Loaves 2 Fish provides meals to people in need across the greater Cleveland area — because nobody in this city should go to bed hungry.
Feeding neighbors across greater Cleveland — one meal, one street, one Saturday at a time.
Five loaves.
Full tables.
Greater
Cleveland
Ways to help
About my Father's business.
A Cleveland, Ohio nonprofit providing meals to people in need throughout the greater Cleveland area — five loaves, two fish, and a city that shows up for its neighbors.
Behind the Name
On a hillside in Galilee, a crowd of five thousand had gathered to hear Jesus teach — and by evening they were hungry. The only food anyone could find was a boy's lunch: five small loaves of bread and two fish. It wasn't nearly enough. But Jesus took it, gave thanks, and handed it out — and everyone ate until they were full, with twelve baskets left over.
5 Loaves 2 Fish began in March of 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio — and that's the whole idea behind this organization. We don't wait until we have a warehouse, a fleet, or a fortune. We take what's already in our hands — a pot of soup, a car with a trunk, a free Saturday morning, a neighbor willing to help — and we bring it to the table, trusting that what is shared becomes enough.
Our mission is simple and it doesn't change: provide meals to people in need throughout the greater Cleveland area. No hoops. No lectures. Just food, offered with dignity, to whoever is hungry.
Everything we do — the fundraisers, the partnerships, the meals — is about my Father's business: caring for the people He loves. If that's a mission you share, there's a place for you at this table.
What We Do
Feeding people takes more than good intentions. It takes relationships, resources and reach — so that's exactly where we put our energy.
Nobody gets fed by an organization they’ve never heard of. We spend real time shaking hands across Cleveland — with churches, block clubs, small businesses, community centers and local media — building the relationships that turn a name into a network.
We host and join events that raise the funds behind every plate we serve — and just as importantly, gather people who care about the same thing in the same room. Good food, good company, and a purpose everyone can get behind.
Our signature partnerships are contracts with Cleveland’s baseball and football stadiums, where a portion of proceeds comes straight back to our cause. Game day becomes meal day: every hot dog, every ticket line, every sold-out Sunday helps feed a neighbor.
Events & Fundraisers
Community dinners, food drives and benefit nights are the easiest way to support the mission and meet the people behind it. Across greater Cleveland, every plate shared means a neighbor fed.
Community Dinners
Hot meals, no questions asked — everyone is welcome at the table.
Food & Giving Drives
Neighbors helping neighbors, one box and one bag at a time.
Benefit Nights
Good company and a purpose everyone can get behind.
Signature Partnership
We hold partnership contracts with the city's baseball and football stadiums in which a portion of all proceeds is directed to our cause. The same crowds that fill our stadiums help fill plates across the greater Cleveland area.
If your venue, restaurant or business wants a partnership like this, we'd love to talk about what a portion-of-proceeds agreement could look like for you.
Real volunteers, real game days
“A portion of every sale — and every gratuity — comes straight back to the mission.”
We sign a proceeds agreement
A partnership contract sets aside a portion of proceeds for 5 Loaves 2 Fish.
Fans show up and cheer
Nothing changes about game day — the crowd just does double duty.
Proceeds come back to the mission
Those funds go straight into buying, preparing and delivering meals.
Neighbors eat
A season of games becomes a season of full plates across greater Cleveland.
Give
Every gift goes toward groceries, supplies and the work of getting hot meals into hungry hands across greater Cleveland. Give once, or become a monthly partner — even ten dollars a month quietly becomes a season of full plates.
One time
A single gift, put to work right away.
Monthly partner
Renews on its own. You manage your own card.
Your gift goes straight to our mission through a secure checkout. Prefer to talk first? Call or text (440) 554-3673 — a real person answers.
Get Involved
Four ways to join in — whether you have money, a business, a Saturday, or just an appetite for a good cause.
Every dollar goes toward groceries, supplies and the work of getting hot meals into hungry hands. Give once, or set up something ongoing.
Give nowRestaurants, venues, employers and local shops: a portion-of-proceeds partnership, a sponsored drive, or a donated meal service all move the needle.
Start a partnershipCook, pack, drive, serve, set up, tear down, or help us spread the word. If you can lift a tray or hold a conversation, there’s a spot on the crew.
Sign up to serveCome eat, come cheer, bring a friend. Our benefit nights and community events are the easiest way to support the mission and meet the people behind it.
See what’s nextKeep me posted
Leave your name and email and we'll let you know about upcoming serving days, fundraisers and ways to help. No spam — just a note when something is coming up.
Our work, in motion
Filmed on a phone, out on the sidewalk and at the back of the car — no crew, no script. This is what a meal run really looks like: coolers packed, trays filled, and food carried to whoever is hungry.
A prayer and a hot meal
Chili, and a prayer over it, for a neighbor sitting on a Cleveland sidewalk.
Handing out meals on the street
A plate, a cup, and a moment of being noticed — one neighbor at a time.
Prepping food for our neighbors
Coolers packed, trays filled, everything loaded and ready to go.
Packing up the car for the day
The trunk becomes the kitchen — then we head out to wherever the need is.
Every clip has sound — tap one to play it. This is the same work your gift and your Saturday go into, filmed where it happens.
Sign up to serveSpread the word
One page, ready to print — your logo, your name, and a QR code that takes someone straight to your giving page. Hand it out at a fundraiser, tape it to a bulletin board at church, or keep a stack with you at the stadium.
Free to print, and you can make as many as you like.
The PDF is the easiest to text or email. On the print page you can also print straight from your phone, or choose Save as PDF to keep your own copy.
Your flyer — one page, letter size
Merch
Preview only — not for sale yet
Just a look for now — this time in camouflage greens and browns, to see how your logo sits in your own colors. Your mark on a tee, a cap and a trucker hat, so you can decide before anything is ever printed. Nothing here is for sale, and nothing costs anything to look at.
Camo tee
Your mark in white on a woodland-camo tee — green, brown and tan, the colors you asked to see. The kind of shirt that starts a conversation about the work.
Camo cap
The same camo on a structured cap, your mark front and center — good for game days at the stadium and for volunteers out on a serving run.
Camo trucker hat
Camo front, breathable mesh back — the easy one to wear on a hot serving day or a sunny afternoon at the ballpark.
Nothing to decide today. When you're ready, a print-on-demand shop can make each item only after it sells, so no stock ever sits in your house — and the money comes to the mission like your donations do.
Common Questions
People in need of a meal across the greater Cleveland area. We don’t screen, means-test or ask people to prove anything to us. If you’re hungry, you’re who we’re here for.
Into food and into the work of getting that food to people — groceries and supplies, preparation, packaging and delivery to the neighborhoods we serve. If you’d like a fuller breakdown before you give, call or message us and we’ll gladly walk you through it.
Not at all. Most of what we do is cooking, packing, carrying, driving and talking with people. We’ll show you the ropes on your first shift and pair you with someone who’s done it before. Sign up on our Volunteer page and tell us when you’re free.
We hold partnership contracts with Cleveland’s baseball and football stadiums in which a portion of proceeds is directed to our cause. Fans simply enjoy the game; a share of what’s generated comes back to us and turns into meals.
Yes, and we’d love that. Food drives, fundraising nights, matching campaigns and volunteer days all help. Get in touch and we’ll help you plan it and promote it.
It comes from the biblical account of the feeding of the 5,000, when Jesus fed a multitude of people with five loaves of bread and two fish — a meal far too small for the crowd, yet everyone ate until they were full and twelve baskets were left over. We named ourselves after it because that’s how this work goes: small gifts, gathered together, feed far more people than anyone expects.
Let's talk
A real person on our team will get back to you. Call, text or send a message — however you're comfortable.
