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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life August 30, 2024 - 7:04 pm

Need to feed community persists following Just Food’s shortage, fire at meal production center

by Maya Hodison

Thanks to more than 10,000 pounds of food donations in 22 hours, Douglas County’s food bank has bounced back from a severe shortage and a fire at its meal production facility. But the need to feed community members persists, aggressively.

Lawrence news June 23, 2023 - 6:57 pm

Just Food names interim executive director

by Mackenzie Clark

The board of Just Food, the Douglas County food bank, has named a new interim executive director just a few months after hiring a permanent director.

Jordan Winter/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 12, 2022 - 3:58 pm

Just Food expands to downtown production facility as hunger hits a high

by Jordan Winter

When Chetan Michie joined Just Food as its first sourcing and production manager a few months ago, he didn’t expect to be thrown into one of the largest increases in community hunger the organization has ever seen. 

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