Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Riley Whitford is an experienced communications professional currently serving as the Communications Coordinator at Mobile Loaves & Fishes since December 2022. Prior to this role, Riley worked as a Front Desk Receptionist for the City of Austin from August 2018 to December 2022, managing payments and effectively addressing public queries. As a 2022 Ozarks Rider with Texas 4000 for Cancer, Riley participated in extensive biking and advocacy efforts while holding several leadership positions, including Miles Coordinator and Route Photographer. Additional experience includes communication roles with Fostering Hope, Education Connection, Balcones Country Club, and YMCA of Austin, showcasing skills in social media management, graphic design, and community engagement. Riley holds a degree in Communication and Leadership from The University of Texas at Austin, with a minor in Communication and Social Change.
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Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. began when five parishioners of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas boldly answered God’s call to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Alan Graham and his friends began delivering meals out of the back of a minivan to men and women they found living on the streets of their city. Alan readily admits thattheir original paradigm of serving the homeless had some flaws, but with the help of a formerly homeless man, they perfected the model that they successfully use today.That first trip was in September of 1998; by December of that year there was enough money to purchase a 1997 Ford F-250 pick-up truck with a catering bed.Since that first truck run, teams of volunteers have served meals with a side of hope to the homeless and working poor on the streets of Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Providence, Rhode Island; New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. To date, Mobile Loaves & Fishes has served over 4 million meals, and with the support of more than 18,000 volunteers, they are the largest prepared feeding program to the homeless and working poor in Austin.Today, in addition to continuing their truck ministry, they have expanded to include their Community First! Housing Program and the ROADS Micro-Enterprise Program.Please join us in feeding, loving, and helping those men and women who need it most.