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September 23, 2021 - Delmont, PA

Secretary of Agriculture, Second Lady Announce Partnership with DoorDash to Deliver Meals to Seniors in Need

At the Westmoreland Food Bank, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Second Lady Gisele Fetterman joined Pennsylvania's anti-hunger organizations and food banks to announce a new partnership with DoorDash to have healthy, nutritious meals delivered to homebound seniors in need.

The initiative, unveiled during Hunger Action Month, is designed to remove barriers and increase enrollment in the underutilized Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program, which provides life-sustaining meal deliveries and nutrition services to eligible older Pennsylvanians.

"It's high time that Pennsylvania's food assistance programs offer services tailored to the unique needs of their recipients and actively work to remove barriers to access," said Redding. "This partnership with DoorDash to deliver Senior Food Boxes is a commonsense solution that will make saying 'yes' to the box easy. Accepting assistance can be hard enough for some, wondering how to get the food home should never be an added worry."



Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_01.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_02.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> CEO of Westmoreland Food Bank Jennifer Miller announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_03.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_04.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Second Lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_05.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Representative Eric Nelson announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_06.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Second Lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman carries a meal delivery for seniors to the DoorDash delivery vehicle, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_07.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding shakes hands with DoorDash delivery driver Dean Ely, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_08.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_09.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Second Lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman tours the Westmoreland Food Bank, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_10.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_11.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_12.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> CEO of Westmoreland Food Bank Jennifer Miller announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_13.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_14.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_15.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Second Lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_16.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Director of Government & Nonprofit for DoorDash Drive Brittany Graunke discusses the partnership to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_17.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_18.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Aging PACE Director Tom Snedden announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_19.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Representative Eric Nelson announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_20.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Second Lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman tours the Westmoreland Food Bank, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_21.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding tours the Westmoreland Food Bank, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_22.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Wolf Administration announces partnership with DoorDash to deliver meals to seniors in need, in Delmont, PA on September 23, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/19091_ag_doordash_cz_23.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>