Part of the BCHE's work is to ensure that everyone has access to healthier foods, especially in neighborhoods where healthy foods are already tough to come across.  Often referred to as “food deserts," these areas are hit especially hard during trying times. 

As a way to get healthier food options into the hands of struggling families, BCHE operates First Fruits Food Pantry, at the Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church.  Rita Hubbard-Robinson  oversees the initiative thanks to its primary sponsors:  COVID Response Project and Cicatelli Associates Inc’s CDC funded Project R.E.A.C.H.