Celebrating More Than 100 Million Meals Delivered Through Project DASH
Project DASH has helped change lives by powering more than 6 million deliveries of over 100 million meals to people experiencing food insecurity.*
Access to affordable, nutritious food is a serious and growing challenge. According to the
Project DASH eases some of these barriers, harnessing the power of local delivery to ensure that time and transportation are no longer obstacles. Project DASH ensures food travels to people and not the other way around. We partner with hundreds of nonprofit organizations - including
“Tackling food insecurity is a team effort—and our partnership with Project DASH is making the difference in the greater Akron area. Home delivery allows us to increase equity and serve previously unreachable members of our community—it’s a perfect example of how working together can demonstrably improve the quality of life for so many of our neighbors.” -
100 million meals (and counting) delivered through Project DASH include:**
- more than 63 million meals delivered to census tracts with a higher rate of SNAP-receiving households than the national average;
- more than 12 million meals delivered to food deserts and about 15 million meals to rural communities;
- more than 34 million meals delivered to census tracts with a higher rate of seniors than the national average; and
- more than 49 million meals delivered to census tracts with a higher rate of people with disabilities than the national average.
Local Delivery Helps Project DASH Partners Broaden Access and Fulfill Their Missions
Providing culturally appropriate meals
Combating childhood hunger
Serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence
SafeNest and Project DASH have partnered to provide over 800 deliveries of more than 9,000 meals to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in and around
Alleviating stress for new moms
Partnering with Project DASH helps
Improving the health of seniors
St. Mary’s
Empowering college students
UCSD’s Triton Food Pantry partners with Project DASH so students—particularly working students, young parents, and people with disabilities—receive charitable food in a way that helps them achieve their educational goals.
Supporting disaster relief and recovery
Together, Project DASH and 211
Helping organizations fill volunteer gaps
When LaPorte County Meals on Wheels in
"Deliveries are helpful to me at the present time. I have diabetes and nerve damage and am not able to walk for long periods of time. I have also recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and am going to chemo once a week which makes me weak, nauseated, and too sick to go out. Thank you for keeping me and my family with food." - Sarah,
Project DASH deliveries are a source of community, connecting nonprofits, local Dashers who are paid for these deliveries, and neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Breaking down barriers to access brings us all closer together, supporting food banks and pantries to serve even more people.
“I made a real connection on one of my Project DASH deliveries. The woman I was delivering to was getting a kidney transplant. And I’ve had a kidney transplant. We had a moment—and I’ve wanted to be part of [Project DASH] ever since.” -
With support from
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80 percent of surveyed anti-hunger organizations stated that a motivating factor in seeking a
DoorDash partnership was the ability to reach new people in need; -
More than 90 percent of surveyed anti-hunger organizations reported that partnering with
DoorDash allowed them to build capacity for services they otherwise would not be able to offer; and - 82 percent of anti-hunger organizations reported that they plan to continue offering home delivery to clients in the future.
“Ending food insecurity is one of the biggest challenges of our lifetimes—and while there’s much work to be accomplished, with Project DASH we’re closer to building a community where no one is hungry. Home delivery and Project DASH are so important because they empower us to do what we do best: provide food to those in need.” -
This incredible milestone is made possible by the work our partners have done to broaden access in their communities. We are proud to celebrate 100 million meals (and counting!) but know that much more needs to be done to ensure that every person facing food insecurity has access to local delivery.
If you’d like to partner with Project DASH, please email us at projectdash@doordash.com.
*Meals are estimated based on partner information about the contents and weight of food donated. For example,
**These groups are not mutually exclusive.
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