The City of Champaign Township Board selected Strides Interim Executive Director Charlene Murray for the role. Champaign County Democratic Party Chair Mike Ingram also interviewed for the supervisor position.
The 24/7 low-barrier shelter in downtown Champaign primarily operates with temporary federal funding that officials say will run out by the end of the year.
CHAMPAIGN – Lined up shoulder to shoulder on an early November morning, volunteers prepared to hand out free mid-morning meals at the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Champaign. Outside of the building stood a few guests waiting to pick up hot meals. These guests were people from around the community who struggle with food insecurity