BU Food Pantry

The original Community Cupboard Pantry was established in 2020 as part of the “Making Ends Meet Initiative” here at Graduate Medical Sciences. Our goals included serving healthier meals on campus for seminars and student group events, the launching the GMS Community Cupboard, stocked with non-perishable goods and personal hygiene items, providing healthy cooking tips and seminars on living on a budget as part of our Student Growth & Learning initiative and raising awareness to affordable resources at BU and BMC and locally in the Boston / South End area.  In the fall of 2023, with support from a grant from the Wellbeing Project, we moved to an anonymous, online ordering platform.

In the Spring of 2022, to ensure all students have access to the food support they need, the new office of Student Wellbeing initiated a movement toward a streamlined, “centralized” approach to addressing food insecurity on campus. In addition to supporting the seven dimensions of wellbeing, Student Wellbeing is committed to supporting students’ core needs, such as food, shelter and safety. Working with existing food pantries on campus including Our Community Cupboard, the Food@BU team, and current students, Student Wellbeing has been focused on educating students about resources available to them, as well as providing a streamlined process for obtaining the food they need.

In the Fall of 2022, Dr. Carrie Landa, Executive Director, Student Wellbeing and Dr. Ellen E. Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at BU’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, partnered to submit a proposal for funding from the Commonwealth to address food insecurity at BU. With lots of enthusiasm, we received word that our proposal was being supported and Student Wellbeing is receiving $75K to address food insecurity at BU and educate our students about how they can make nutritious and budget friendly choices.

Place an online order here. Orders can be submitted anytime and will be ready for pick up approximately 3 business days after you submit your order. Once your order is placed, you will receive a confirmation email. Once your order is ready for pick up, you will receive a second email.