We serve people in Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Benzie Counties. We feed people who are hungry, who live with food insecurity or who need a meal for any reason - no questions asked.
Homemade meals by 5Loaves2Fish are served at the following locations:
MONDAYS
5 PM at Veterans’ Park (year-round), at the corner of 11th St. and Elmwood Ave., Traverse City
6 PM at Safe Harbor (October – April): 517 Wellington St., Traverse City
Leelanau Christian Neighbors (pre-packaged meals-to-go available during pantry hours at 7322 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau) https://leelanauchristianneighbors.org/services/food-pantries/
TUESDAYS
Leland Community United Methodist Church (free community meal from 4 - 6 PM at 106 4th Street, Leland)
Empire Food Pantry (pre-packaged meals-to-go available during pantry hours at 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor) https://www.glenlakechurch.org/helplink-and-food-pantry
Lake Ann United Methodist Church Food Pantry (pre-packaged meals-to-go available during pantry hours at 6583 First St, Lake Ann) https://www.facebook.com/lakeannunitedmethodist/
WEDNESDAYS
Friendship Community Center in Suttons Bay (pre-packaged meals to go from 4 - 6 PM : 201 W. Broadway, Suttons Bay )
Lake Ann United Methodist Church Food Pantry (pre-packaged meals-to-go available during pantry hours at 6583 First St, Lake Ann) https://www.facebook.com/lakeannunitedmethodist/
THURSDAYS
Bethany Lutheran Church in Northport (pre-packaged meals to go from 4 - 6 PM : 220 Nagonaba St., Northport)
Saint Kateri Catholic Church in Peshawbestown (pre-packaged meals to go from 4 - 6 PM : 2753 N West Bay Shore Dr., Suttons Bay)
Lake Ann United Methodist Church Food Pantry (pre-packaged meals-to-go available during pantry hours at 6583 First St, Lake Ann) https://www.facebook.com/lakeannunitedmethodist/
Meal Sites
Additional Resources
For a list of community meal sites in Traverse City, visit: https://www.gtsafeharbor.org/community-resources/community-meals.html
For the food pantries and meal schedule in the five-county region, visit the Northwest Food Coalition: https://northwestmifoodcoalition.org/food-pantries/
To receive assistance with housing concerns, visit the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness: https://www.endhomelessnessnmi.org/help