DoorDash announced yesterday that, in support of Wednesday's White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the company will partner with 18 mayors across the country to reduce food insecurity with the goal set forth in the conference of solving hunger by 2030.
Mayors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington have partnered with the food delivery company.
“One in nine people in metro Atlanta is living with food insecurity, which should be a call to action for all of us,” said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens in a statement. “Partnerships like this one with DoorDash allow us to combat food insecurity in our communities and help us build a more resilient, equitable and inclusive Atlanta.”
Partnered cities will receive $1 million in Community Credits, DoorDash gift cards to be used to give food to those in need, as well as data on local food access needs, funding for the delivery of charitable food, and logistics to meet unique community needs via Project DASH, a program to deliver items specifically to people experiencing food insecurity.
“Our mission to grow and empower local economies animates our longstanding work to support the communities we serve by helping tackle critical issues. The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health places a spotlight on the urgent need for collaboration across the public and private sectors to break down barriers to food access,” said Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean, vice president of communications and policy at DoorDash. “We’re inspired by the conference’s focus on solving hunger and we will continue to explore innovative solutions like our Storefront for Food Banks and advocate for policies that advance the fight against food insecurity.”
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