With food assistance benefits set to run out starting Saturday, DoorDash has launched what it calls an “emergency food response” to help individuals in need.

In a Sunday release, the food delivery service said it would waive merchant fees for food banks, food pantries and community organizations with whom it partners, impacting an estimated 1 million meals next month.

DoorDash added it is waiving delivery and service fees for roughly 300,000 grocery orders for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients next month, and donating food and essentials to food banks around the country.

“No one should go hungry in America — period,” said Max Rettig, Door Dash’s vice president and global head of public policy, in the release. “Millions of families are worried right now about ho

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