Having enough space for the pantry: they didn’t take enough space at the beginning, and so had to expand later. In 2016 they were given a space with a walk in fridge/freezer. Another challenge was transportation: 15,000 lbs of food are transported weekly to BMC from the Greater Boston Food Bank – had a truck donated.
Funding – “Finding money to fund this program has never been a problem, thanks to our Development team”
“Now everybody is on board at the hospital. Everybody is aware of how to refer patients to the food pantry and what the criteria is.”