Feeding Westchester teams up with Door Dash to help Medicaid recipients
The two are working together to help Medicaid recipients who are at risk for food insecurity.
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Feeding Westchester, sources and distributes food to about 175 food pantries throughout Westchester County.
Now, the nonprofit organization is taking on another partner, the food delivery service Door Dash.
The two are working together to help Medicaid recipients who are at risk for food insecurity.
The program stems from the federal government’s 1115 Medicaid waiver which allows states to test innovative approaches to Medicaid services.
In addition, Door Dash works with food pantries nationwide wide to help get food to those in need, through their Project Dash program.
Here's how it works, Medicaid recipients must first sign up to be screened by United Way of Westchester and Putnam. If they qualify, Feeding Westchester provides a box that supplies recipients with food for a week for 6 months, and a Door Dash driver will deliver the box each week.
Each box provides nutritious meals with shelf stable items that are low in sodium and sugar and high in protein and whole grains.
To get screened simply call United Way of Westchester and Putnam's 211 helpline and ask to be screened for the Medicaid program.
Brad Kerner, Vice President, Community Engagement and Impact at Feeding Westchester
Keenan Hochschield, DoorDash operations
Marissa Olsen Giselle, Fonseca Associate
Boxes start being dleivered
Tami Wilson, CEO Feeding Westchester
