Change for our Community
Change for our Community gives shoppers the opportunity to donate their spare change to local organizations every time they shop. One hundred percent of all donations collected go to the organizations. In 2025, we — as a co-op community — raised $65,917. Since the program began in January 2014, we have raised over $760,000 for over 70 local nonprofits.
The Change for our Community applications are open October each year.
This MontH’s Change Recipient
Growing Food Growing Health
Our mission is to nourish and inspire personal health; build community through food; support and educate about local, sustainable food systems; and help feed those most in need. We serve our community by developing youth leaders who are committed to food justice and food equality. We hire students, ages 14–18, to be the stewards of our garden and to share our produce with our neighbors at no cost. In 2025 we distributed over 4,000 lbs. of high quality, organically grown produce through our weekly "Free Market" located on the grounds of the Ballard Center in north Lawrence. Our students work the weekly market and serve customers with great dignity and compassion, not only sharing food, but also building relationships.
How Change Works
There are Four ways to contribute to Change:
Round Up: Round the amount of your order up to the next dollar and the difference will be redirected to this month's Change recipient.
Bag Refunds: Bring your own bag, and the 5¢ bag refund will be redirected to the Change recipient.
Donate online to our current Change for our Community recipient.
Change Jars: Drop your spare change into the jars at our cash registers.
The co-op cannot track Round Up donations for tax purposes. Currently our Point of Sale (POS) system only has the capability of retrieving an owner's receipts for the past 90 days. Customers who wish to track are encouraged to use the Round Up total on their receipts provided by the cashier. We will keep this request in mind when evaluating potential POS upgrades.
Recent Change Partners
After the Harvest
Lawrence Meals on Wheels
Friends of the Kaw
ECKAN Douglas County
Big Brothers Big Sisters
El Centro, Inc.
2026 Change Recipients
January 2026
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters
February 2026
Ready for Good
March 2026
ECCo
2025 Change Recipients
January 2025
The Lawrence Farmers’ Market
FEBRUARY 2025
NAACP Lawrence
MARCH 2025
Douglas County CASA
April 2025
Growing Food Growing Health
MAY 2025
The Bert Nash Center
July 2025
Lawrence Arts Center
AUGUST 2025
Literacy KC
SEPTEMBER 2025
Stop Gap, Inc.
October 2025
Kansas Land Trust
November 2025
Lawrence Community Shelter
december 2025
The Giving Tree
Kansas city’s 2025 change recipient
Cross-lines Community Outreach
2024 Change Recipients
January 2024
Native Lands Restoration Collaborative
February 2024
100 Good Women
March 2024
Children’s Learning Center
April 2024
Growing Food Growing Health
May 2024
The Ballard Center
June 2024
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity
August 2024
Lawrence Humane
September 2024
Community Children’s Center
OCTOBER 2024
Children’s Advocacy Center
NOVEMBER 2024
Lawrence Meals on Wheels
December 2024
The Giving Tree
Kansas city’s 2024 change recipient
The Hub Argentine, Inc.
2023 Change Recipients
January 2023
Ready for Good
february 2023
Centro Hispano
March 2023
ECM
April 2023
Growing Food Growing Health
May 2023
The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center
June 2023
KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
July 2023
Friends of the Kaw
august 2023
Sunrise Project
September 2023
Heartland Community Health
OCTOBER 2023
Willow Domestic Violence Center
NOVEMBER 2023
KC Healthy Kids
DECEMBER 2023