DoorDash Waiving Fees for Snap Recipients

<p>The government shutdown could halt funding for SNAP benefits on November 1&comma; affecting millions of Americans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA">DoorDash is launching an <b>Emergency Food Response<&sol;b>&comma; including free delivery for Project DASH food bank and food pantry partners nationwide&comma; and is also partnering with grocers to waive delivery and service fees for an estimated 300&comma;000 orders for SNAP recipients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;No one should go hungry in America &&num;8211&semi; period&comma;” said <b>Max Rettig&comma; Vice President and Global Head of Public Policy at DoorDash&period;<&sol;b> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Millions of families are worried right now about how they’ll put food on the table&period; Fighting hunger is core to our mission at DoorDash&comma; and we’re stepping up alongside leading grocers and retailers to help bridge the gap&period; We know this is a stopgap&comma; not a solution&period; But doing nothing simply isn’t an option&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA">&&num;8220&semi;The food security of millions of people who rely on SNAP is at dire risk&comma;” said <b>Eric Mitchell&comma; President of Alliance to End Hunger&period; <&sol;b>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We know that the only viable solution is to ensure SNAP benefits are being delivered in full to those in need of food assistance as soon as possible&period; We are thankful for the part that companies and organizations across the country like DoorDash can do to try to fill the gap&comma; and we will continue to work tirelessly to make sure SNAP is restored and protected quickly and fully&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-1 kJhXFW"><b>DoorDash’s Emergency Food Response<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA"><b>Delivering 1 million meals for 300&plus; Project DASH partners nationwide&period; <&sol;b>DoorDash is waiving merchant fees for all 300&plus; Project DASH partner food banks&comma; food pantries&comma; and community organizations nationwide throughout November&comma; equal to an estimated 1 million meals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA"><b>Waiving delivery and service fees for 300&comma;000 grocery orders for SNAP recipients&period;<&sol;b> DoorDash and grocery partners are covering the cost of delivery and service fees for an estimated 300&comma;000 orders for SNAP recipients in November&comma; helping families stretch budgets during any SNAP freeze&period; Customers who have linked a SNAP&sol;EBT card to their profile can shop on DoorDash at Sprouts&comma; Dollar General&comma; Schnucks&comma; Food Lion&comma; Giant Foods&comma; The GIANT Company&comma; Hannaford&comma; Stop &amp&semi; Shop&comma; Hy-Vee&comma; Giant Eagle&comma; and Wegmans and have their delivery and service fees waived on one order&period;&ast;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-fd753bca-10 bECsdA"><b>Donating food and essentials to local food banks&period; <&sol;b>DoorDash will donate fresh food&comma; shelf-stable items&comma; and household essentials from DashMart locations to local food banks in affected communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Customers receive &dollar;0 delivery fee and &dollar;0 service fee on one order placed at select SNAP-enabled stores on DoorDash&period; Offer valid from 11&sol;01&sol;25 through 11&sol;30&sol;25&period; Eligible customers will need to use promo code SNAPDD to redeem&period; Limit one per person&period; This offer is not valid for orders containing alcohol&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;