"In speaking with board members...I absolutely believe that 2020 was the most challenging year that we have had in our [40] year history." -- LINDSAY LOPEZ, The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri executive director, on her agency's takeaway on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. February 9, 2021
Paul Pepper: Lindsay Lopez, The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, "COVID-19 Response"
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