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Women’s Lunch Place tells council demand is rising and asks for budget support to expand services
Summary
The Women’s Lunch Place told the City Council committee that demand for prepared, culturally appropriate meals and shelter services is increasing; its leaders said more space, staff and stable funding would be required to meet that need and asked the council to consider budget requests this cycle.
The Women’s Lunch Place told the Boston City Council Committee on Human Services on March 30 that rising demand for prepared meals and shelter services is stretching the nonprofit’s capacity and that city funding and budget commitments would be necessary to expand services.
Jennifer, chief executive officer of Women’s Lunch Place, described a model that pairs daily meals and on‑site case management with an overnight shelter. She told the committee WLP served more than 2,300 women last year and provided about 165,000 healthy meals. “A…
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