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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A proper meal is not out of reach for students at Roxbury Community College.
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On Monday, the community celebrated the opening of the expanded Rox Box grill on campus.
According to RCC’s website, the Rox Box food pantry first opened last year as a resource for students battling food insecurity.
Mass. Representative Chynah Tyler told WBZ NewsRadio that the pantry is walk-in and has a no-questions-asked policy in place.
“I’m a new mom so they had stuff for parents, they had stuff for people who happen to menstruate, they had food, they had a frozen refrigerator, so it kind of meets people where they’re at on different levels,” said Jada Horner, a single mom and student who wants to work in the health sector.
A fully stocked food pantry at Rox Box on the campus of Roxbury Community College. Photo: Jay Willett/WBZ NewsRadio
The pantry was made possible thanks to a $75,000 gift from DoorDash, which will continue to sustain the pantry over the next three years.
“When I saw this space and saw the way that they are working to eliminate barriers to students’ success in a dignified way I knew that we had to partner with them,” said Daniela Michanie, a Public Engagement Manager for DoorDash New England.
“As soon as you walk in the door, they make you feel like it’s family,” Horner added.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.
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