Author: Shannon Liao
Lyft is partnering with a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC to give rides to local families living in food deserts. The pilot program will offer some families access to heavily discounted, shared Lyft rides to grocery stores.
The partnership, with the nonprofit Martha’s Table, hopes to reduce time and effort spent shopping for food. For $2.50, qualifying families can ride to and from the limited number of grocery stores in their region, including Safeway, Giant, and Martha’s Table’s lobby market. The discount can’t be used on rides going to any other destinations.
Limited in scope for now
To qualify for the program, the household must have children zoned in one of the few elementary schools that Lyft and Martha’s Table have agreed...
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Lyft is partnering with a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC to give rides to local families living in food deserts. The pilot program will offer some families access to heavily discounted, shared Lyft rides to grocery stores.
The partnership, with the nonprofit Martha’s Table, hopes to reduce time and effort spent shopping for food. For $2.50, qualifying families can ride to and from the limited number of grocery stores in their region, including Safeway, Giant, and Martha’s Table’s lobby market. The discount can’t be used on rides going to any other destinations.
Limited in scope for now
To qualify for the program, the household must have children zoned in one of the few elementary schools that Lyft and Martha’s Table have agreed...
Continue reading…
Continue reading...