Change for our Community

Change for our Community gives shoppers the opportunity to donate their spare change to local organizations every time they shop. In Lawrence, a different organization is featured as the recipient each month. In Kansas City, one organization is selected for the year. One hundred percent of all donations collected go to the organizations. In 2024, we — as a co-op community — raised $67,571.21. 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.

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Kansas City’s 2025 Recipient

Cross-lines Community Outreach

Cross-Lines Community Outreach is a local nonprofit organization that connects individuals and families experiencing poverty in Wyandotte County to hunger relief and housing stabilization services. Cross-Lines operates a Community Market which aims to provide low-income households with nutritious groceries in an effort to combat food insecurity. The Community Market offers a more dignified experience by providing a grocery store-like atmosphere where households can choose the foods most appropriate for their families. By increasing access to healthy foods, the Cross-Lines Community Market decreases hunger and diet-related diseases in Wyandotte County.


Lawrence’s October Recipient

Kansas Land Trust

The Kansas Land Trust permanently protects land in Kansas by working with landowners to develop voluntary conservation agreements. KLT prioritizes conserving lands that support biodiversity and that keep working lands in working hands.

We know that supporting resilient food systems is an essential part of a thriving future. Change funds will be used to help the Kansas Land Trust increase land protection projects that benefit sustainable food systems.

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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. (Lawrence location)

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Together, we have helped fund a number or worthwhile needs and projects, including:

  • the purchase of special communication devices for children who do not have a voice or who are delayed in speaking (Tiny K Early Intervention, October 2015)

  • tuition scholarships for Douglas County children in need (Positive Bright Start, March 2016)

  • providing for the immediate needs of those seeking shelter, including fresh, healthy food (Willow Domestic Violence Center, May 2016)

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.

2025 Change Recipients

Recent Change Partners

After the Harvest

Lawrence Meals on Wheels

Friends of the Kaw

ECKAN Douglas County

Big Brothers Big Sisters

El Centro, Inc.

 

2025 Change Recipients

amount raised — $4,945.31

FEBRUARY 2025

NAACP Lawrence

Amount raised — $5,229.90
AMOUNT RAISED — $5,342.05

MARCH 2025

Douglas County CASA

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,291.51

April 2025

Growing Food Growing Health

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,646.49

MAY 2025

The Bert Nash Center

Amount raised — $5,401.70

July 2025

Lawrence Arts Center

Amount Raised — $5,491.97
AMOUNT RAISED — $5,348.39

AUGUST 2025

Literacy KC

AMOUNT RAISED — $4,888.86

SEPTEMBER 2025

Stop Gap, Inc.


2024 Change Recipients

January 2024

Native Lands Restoration Collaborative

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,327.43

February 2024

100 Good Women

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,697.24
AMOUNT RAISED — $5,576.59

April 2024

Growing Food Growing Health

Amount raised — $5,723.04

May 2024

The Ballard Center

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,748.56

June 2024

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,636.90
Amount Raised — $5,404.37

August 2024

Lawrence Humane

Amount raised — $6,078.65

September 2024

Community Children’s Center

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,205.41

OCTOBER 2024

Children’s Advocacy Center

AMOUNT RAISESD — $4,992.37

NOVEMBER 2024

Lawrence Meals on Wheels

amount raised — $5,816.95

December 2024

The Giving Tree

amount raised — $6,033.69

Kansas city’s 2024 change recipient

The Hub Argentine, Inc.

amount raised — $530.01

2023 Change Recipients

January 2023

Ready for Good

AMOUNT RAISED — $5982.99

february 2023

Centro Hispano

AMOUNT RAISED — $5070.91

March 2023

ECM

AMOUNT RAISED — $5498.59

April 2023

Growing Food Growing Health

AMOUNT RAISED — $5776.99

May 2023

The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center

AMOUNT RAISED — $5780.79

June 2023

KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

AMOUNT RAISED — $4777.49

July 2023

Friends of the Kaw

AMOUNT RAISED — $5045.65

august 2023

Sunrise Project

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,538.99

September 2023

Heartland Community Health

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,078.48

OCTOBER 2023

Willow Domestic Violence Center

AMOUNT RAISED — $5,339.61

NOVEMBER 2023

KC Healthy Kids

AMOUNT RAISED — $5130.45

DECEMBER 2023

The 25th Annual Giving Tree

AMOUNT RAISED — $6045.02

2022 Change Recipients

amount raised — $6131.32

February 2022

Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE)

Amount raised — $5,943.39

March 2022

The Arc of Douglas County

amount raised — $6,307.70

April 2022

Growing Food Growing Health

amount raised — $5,798.76

May 2022

El Centro, Inc.

amount raised — $3,952.78

June 2022

Senior Resource Center

amount raised — $5,064.48

July 2022

Lawrence Farmers Market

amount raised — $5,458.09

August 2022

Cultivate KC

amount raised — $5,992.58

September 2022

Bert Nash

amount raised — $5,766.15

October 2022

Kansas Rural Center

amount raised — $5,976.57

November 2022

Positive Bright Start

amount raised — $5,760.68

December 2022

The Giving Tree

amount raised — $6,832.00

2021 Change Recipients

January 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Amount Raised — $6,591.81

February 2021

After the Harvest

Amount Raised — $5,678.38

March 2021

The Children’s Shelter

Amount Raised — $7,488.45

April 2021

Growing Food Growing Health

Amount raised — $6,525.17

May 2021

Lawrence Meals on Wheels

Amount Raised — $8,763.33

June 2021

The Ballard Center

Amount Raised — $7,985.89

July 2021

NAACP

Amount Raised — $7,061.22

August 2021

Douglas County CASA

Amount raised — $8,168.90

September 2021

Social Service League

amount raised —  $7604.05

October 2021

Groundwork NRG

amount raised — $6,542.28

november 2021

Just Food

amount raised — $8161.10

December 2021

Giving Tree

amount raised — $8430.08

2020 Change Recipients

amount raised — $8,784.02

January 2020

Centro Hispano

amount raised — $8,693.56

February 2020

Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (L.I.N.K.)

Amount raised — $7,924.55

March 2020

Lawrence Humane Society

amount raised — $4,834.29

april 2020

Growing Food Growing Health

amount raised — $6,412.40

May 2020

Friends of Hidden Valley

Amount Raised — $6,014.83

June 2020

Kansas Land Trust

Amount Raised — $5,810.47

July 2020

Sunrise Project

August 2020

Lawrence’s Change Partner

Friends of the Kaw

Kansas City’s Change Partner

Latino Health for All Coalition

September 2020

Lawrence’s Change Partner

Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ

Kansas City’s Change Partner

Project RALLY

October 2020

Lawrence’s Change Partner

The Willow Domestic Violence Center

Kansas City’s Change Partner

Groundwork NRG

November 2020

Lawrence’s Change Partner

The Coalition for Homeless Concerns, Inc.

Kansas City’s Change Partner

New Roots for Refugees

december 2020

Lawrence’s Change Partner

The Giving Tree

Kansas City’s Change Partner

El Centro Inc.


2019 Change Recipients

January 2019

Lawrence Community Shelter

Amount raised — $7,606.50

February 2019

Audio-Reader Network

Amount raised — $7,863.87

March 2019

Kansas Advocates for Better Care

amount raised — $8,727.19

April 2019

Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center

amount raised — $10,274.70

May 2019

Community Mercantile Education Foundation

amount raised — $9,623.61

June 2019

Lawrence Meals on Wheels, Inc.

amount raised — $10,153.86

July 2019

Children’s Learning Center, Inc.

Amount Raised — $8,861.99

August 2019

Full Circle Youth Program

Amount Raised — $9,347.71

September 2019

The Social Service League of Lawrence

Amount Raised — $8,458.67

October 2019

StopGap, Inc.

Amount raised — $9,084.03

November 2019

Just Food of Douglas County

Amount Raised — $9,064

December 2019

The Giving Tree

amount raised —  $10,309.00

2018 Change Recipients

January 2018

Centro Hispano

Amount Raised — $7,121.89

February 2018

Douglas County Dental Clinic

Amount Raised — $6,125.62

March 2018

Kansas Rural Center

Amount Raised — $6,591.93

April 2018

Growing Food Growing Hope

Amount Raised — $7,000.00

May 2018

Willow Domestic Violence Center

Amount Raised — $8,208.49

June 2018

Douglas County CASA

Amount Raised — $6,998.14

july 2018

Senior Resource Center

Amount Raised — $6,369.29

August 2018

Sunrise Project

Amount Raised — $5,892.76

september 2018

Communities in Schools of Mid-America

amount raised — $5,453.88

October 2018

The Bert Nash Center

Amount Raised — $6,178.39
Amount raised —$5,746.79

November 2018

Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters

Amount raised — $7,210.54

December 2018

The 20th Annual Giving Tree


2017 Change Recipients

January 2017

Headquarters, Inc.

Amount Raised — $7,895.71

FEBRUARY 2017

CLO's Midnight Farm

AMOUNT RAISED — $6,955.05

 March 2017

Kansas Advocates for Better Care

Amount raised — $7,629.18

April 2017

Growing Food Growing Health

Amount Raised — $8,029.83

May 2017

Falling Forward Foundation

Amount Raised — $7954.29

June 2017

Friends of the Kaw

Amount Raised — $6987.35

July 2017

Community Village Lawrence

Amount Raised — $6,540.35

August 2017

Ecumenical Campus Ministries

Amount Raised — $5,518.80

September 2017

First Step House

amount raised — $5,868.76

October 2017

LINK

Amount Raised — $6,529.99

November 2017

Just Food

Amount Raised — $7,171.92

december 2017

19th Annual Giving Tree

Amount raised — $7404.63