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Community Food Pantry Closes Amid Funding Crisis | Joplin News
A beloved 64-year-old community pillar in Vernon County, Missouri, is closing its doors—Community Outreach, which runs a vital food pantry and soup kitchen serving over 80 people daily. The shutdown comes as the United Way, which has supported this agency for decades, also prepares to cease operations on October 1st due to plummeting donations since COVID. Residents like Peggie Long say these meals are lifelines, while staff like Curtis Sanderson note the critical need they fill. Though the United Way is shutting down, it urges direct donations to agencies like Community Outreach to keep…
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