September is Hunger Action Month, and every action counts. Through an ongoing partnership with DoorDash and area nonprofits, the city of Camden works with local organizations to broaden food access as part of its support for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
Through this partnership, DoorDash provided the city of Camden with $17,500 in gift cards through its Community Credits program to support over 600 Camden families.
Community Credits allocated by DoorDash were distributed as follows:
- Adopt a Family Christmas Program: $5,000
- Mayor’s Event with Haason Reddrick: $3,750
- Safe & Warm (Department of Human Services senior programming): $3,750
- American Red Cross: $1,250
- Center for Family Services: $1,250
- Food Bank of South Jersey: $1,250
- Emergency support for victims of fires: $675
- Camden City Bureau of Recreation’s Juneteenth Program: $300
“We are incredibly grateful for our partnership with DoorDash,” Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen said. “The support provided through these Community Credits has empowered us to better support essential organizations in our city so that they can focus on doing what they do best: helping those in Camden who need it most. As we enter Hunger Action Month, I’m proud that Camden is making a difference in combating food insecurity.”
“Tackling food insecurity in New Jersey is a team effort,” U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1st Dist.), said. “I’m proud to see the city of Camden, DoorDash and so many local community organizations unite in support of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health’s goal of ending hunger. We are building a future where none of our neighbors go hungry.”
“Our partnership with DoorDash and the city of Camden is a testament to the power of teamwork,“ said Fred Wasiak, CEO & president of the Food Bank of South Jersey. “By working together, the Food Bank of South Jersey can expand its reach, helping families in our community who we otherwise might not have been able to serve. DoorDash’s Community Credits advance our mission to help ensure that no one goes to bed hungry.”
“As part of our ongoing commitment to broaden food access, we’re proud to partner with the city of Camden to get food and essential items to local residents,” Kassandra Perez-Desir, head of DoorDash government relations in New Jersey, said. “We’re excited that partners in our White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health pledge, like the City of Camden, are leveraging local nonprofits to meet the need in their community. We look forward to our continued partnership with the city and our food bank partners.”
Through its partnership with DoorDash, the city of Camden received a total of 700 Community Credits in the form of DoorDash gift cards that can be used for food or other essential items to local organizations that are working to broaden food access.
