The Loaves and Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley Inc. (Loaves and Fishes) was established in 1991 as a soup kitchen for families in Harlingen. Since their kitchen first opened, Loaves and Fishes has functioned as the hands and feet of the member congregations in their immediate community, but their reach and their services have grown considerably.
While Loaves and Fishes devotes their effort to give to their community, the organization also relies on their contributions and participation of their community members and community involvement is at the core of their success. So when TRB’s Trust and Wealth Management Team sought out opportunities to serve, Loaves and Fishes came first to mind.
In an effort to align talent, resources, and goals, in July 2024, TRB’s Trust Division and its Wealth Management Services rebranded into a single division known as TRB Trust and Wealth Management. Division leadership, led by President Ben Fedorko, immediately went to work establishing TRB’s culture in the new division with a strategic teambuilding day to punctuate completing their first month as a newly combined division. When the division discussed options to collaborate, spend time together off-sight, and help develop the relationships in their team, they chose a day of service to connect with each other, but also with their community. “We knew if we were going to serve our community, the most impactful way would be to serve an organization like Loaves and Fishes that can maximize our efforts, multiply their effect, help more people,” Fedorko added.
TRB gathered 22 team members to volunteer on Thursday, August 22, preparing and serving a warm meal to community members in need, assembling food bags for families facing food insecurity, stuffing envelopes of newsletters to supporters, and completing routine maintenance and facility upkeep by watering and maintaining the gardens.
Since serving their first meal in their first kitchen over 30 years ago, Loaves and Fishes has expanded their services, opening a second location in Raymondville, and now serves areas around Cameron and Willacy counties, offering men’s and women’s shelters, job training and placement, monetary and non-monetary aid, mental health counseling, and community health nursing.
Despite rapid growth and expansion, the mission of Loaves and Fishes remains, to be prepared when their community members need them, and to provide each individual and family the carefully targeted assistance, tools, and preparation they need, so they can grow and develop, and eventually become able to give back and contribute to the community that gave to them.
Loaves and Fishes is located in Harlingen at 514 South E St., and in Raymondville at 688 W Kimball Ave. Visit the Loaves and Fishes website to learn how you can support their mission and volunteer.
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