What We Do Meals Services

52+ years of uninterrupted
service to the hungry

What we do Meals Services

52+ years of uninterrupted service to the hungry

Meals Services Nourishing Body and Spirit

Every day, Magnificat Houses serves hot, nutritious meals to those facing hunger, no questions asked. Whether in our homes or at community tables, we offer food, dignity, and hope to all who come hungry.

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Hot Meals for
All People

Our downtown soup kitchen, Loaves & Fishes, is temporarily closed as we relocate to a new, improved facility. During this transition, meal services continue at satellite locations.

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Daily Meals for
Residents

All Magnificat Houses residents enjoy three home-cooked meals a day, shared family-style in each home. Meals are prepared with guidance from house leaders to support health and recovery.

Loaves & Fishes is
Relocating

We continue to serve hot, nutritious meals to the hungry across our programs. Since 1972, we’ve served more than 10 million meals.

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Hot Meals for All

Our downtown soup kitchen, Loaves & Fishes, is temporarily closed as we relocate to a new, improved facility. During this transition, meal services continue at satellite locations.

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Daily Meals for Residents

All Magnificat Houses residents enjoy three home-cooked meals a day, shared family-style in each home. Meals are prepared with guidance from house leaders to support health and recovery.

Loaves & Fishes is
Relocating

We continue to serve hot, nutritious meals to the hungry across our programs. Since 1972, we’ve served more than 10 million meals.

Who We Are

Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will
shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will
be as bright as noon.

Isaiah 58:10

A Tradition of Service Our Impact

In 2024 alone, Magnificat Houses provided 164,233 meals to Houston’s hungry and unhoused neighbors through our soup kitchen and residential homes. Even as Loaves & Fishes relocates, our commitment to compassionate, consistent meal service continues.

Meals served
at Loaves & Fishes
Meals served
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in our residences
Meals served daily
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six days a week
Leadership team of Magnificat Houses, Inc Houston, TX 2025

Meet the Leadership Team at Magnificat Houses

Get to know the dedicated leaders guiding our mission of hope, housing, and healing in Houston.

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Our programs include skill training & work study

Hands-on opportunities help our guests gain confidence, purpose, and real-world experience.

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Guidance & opportunities for personal growth

Guests are encouraged to heal, reflect, and reconnect with their sense of purpose and faith.

Leadership team of Magnificat Houses, Inc Houston, TX 2025

Meet the Leadership Team at Magnificat Houses

Get to know the dedicated leaders guiding our mission of hope, housing, and healing in Houston.

Epoch Times August 2024 MHI article (002)_Page_16_Image_0001

Our programs include skill training & work study

Hands-on opportunities help our guests gain confidence, purpose, and real-world experience.

Sr. Agnes and Bryce-1-2

Guidance & opportunities for personal growth

Guests are encouraged to heal, reflect, and reconnect with their sense of purpose and faith.

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