Emergency Funding for Graduate Students
As a Boston University graduate or professional student, we want to ensure your access to food is not compromised. If you are experiencing food insecurity, below please find resources available to you within the BU community, as well as local, Boston-area resources accessible by anyone in need.
Food Security Guide for Grad Students
Food Banks & Resources in Boston
Project Bread’s Food Source Helpline – comprehensive statewide hotline and referral services
Boston Medical Center Preventative Food Pantry – get physician referral to take advantage of BMC-based food pantry
Massachusetts Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program – support for women and children with an income eligibility scale; for US citizens or permanent residents
Massachusetts SNAP Program – updated food stamp program with income eligibility scale; for US citizens or permanent residents.
Affordable Groceries and Food Items
The Daily Table – grocery store in Dorchester and Roxbury
Fair Foods – provides $2 bags on groceries
Good and Cheap – free downloadable cookbook with recipes aimed at helping people prepare great meals on $4/day