Dorchester Food Co-op, Boston’s first worker and member-owned co-op grocery store, announced Friday that it desperately needs a boost in sales — or the store will be forced to close in just two months.

“We believe in a solidarity economy,” the store’s board of directors said in an Aug. 15 letter addressed to its member-owners. “Everyone is welcome to shop, and with your support, we will be able to keep the doors open longer.”

The co-op opened in 2023 in an effort to create jobs and make high-quality food accessible and affordable to residents. Its members and workers own shares of the business and are able to vote at board meetings.

Unless it has an increase in sales, the co-op’s cash reserves for operational costs will run out in two months, the board of directors said in the l

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