YMCA is more than gym-and-swim when kids need lunch
Latosha Earl picks up several meals provided by the YMCA at Christ Missionary Baptist Church in South Memphis on Thursday, May 7. The YMCA's emergency food distribution program has been distributing thousands of meals a day to Memphians in need. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The YMCA’s community meal plan is now running seven days a week. A week ago Friday, it fed 18,000 people in one day.
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Brian McLaughlin YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-SouthJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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