Making a difference with every meal

The My Way Café program, previously known as Hub and Spoke, is a model to replace prepackaged food at school meals with dynamic menus that highlight student choice, with the goals of serving fresher food, achieving menu equity, improving the dining experience, and reducing package waste.

The program was piloted in four East Boston schools during the 2017-2018 school year, and will be operating in 31 schools across East Boston, Roxbury, and Mattapan during this current school year. Councilor Ciommo noted that successes of the My Way Café model have included cost efficiencies, waste reduction, increased student participation, and positive student feedback.

The order creates a mechanism to accept and disburse funds for the City to renovate or retrofit kitchens in various Boston Public Schools so that fresh and healthy meals can be cooked and served on site.

The goal is to have the program expanded to schools across the district.