Better Together Montgomery is a collaborative group operating on a community-centered health model to address inequities in Montgomery County. Currently the group is composed of members from the Brutonville Community, Montgomery County Department of Health, FirstHealth of the Carolinas, and the Montgomery County School System.  Better Together Montgomery is a community based group operating on a community-centered health model to address inequities in Montgomery County. The program serves all people seeking assistance with food.  Healthy food options, and often sustainable food sources, are not available in parts of our rural community. Boxes of love operates on a have a little, give a litte, need a little, take a little model to supply food to the communities they are placed in. Similar to a food pantry, community members will supply extra food items to the box and those that need them may take what they need free of charge. 

During 2023, Better Together Montgomery (BTM) worked within their core team to plan and develop the Boxes of Love program to provide easy access to food and non-food items. The team worked through the design of each box and the items that would need to be included. The next steps of the program were to procure boxes for team to place throughout the county and a sustainability plan for each location.