
[By Nikki Gaskins]
BOWIE, MD – A popular transportation network wants to make it easier for folks to obtain healthy foods in Prince George’s County, particularly when they don’t have easy access to full-service grocery stores.
Lyft, in partnership with Capital Area Food Bank, is launching the area’s first grocery access program that, in its first phase, will help up to 100 families through June 2020, according to a news release.
The new grocery access program aims minimize the negative impacts of food deserts by making it easier, faster, and less expensive for residents in these areas to access affordable retail grocery options.
“In designing this program, we sought out partners with deep connections in the community,” Steve Taylor, Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager at Lyft, said. “Martha’s Table, DC Greens, and now Capital Area Food Bank are natural fits for this program and have an understanding of the various issues that people with less access to full-service grocery stores regularly encounter.”
Through the program, eligible families will receive flat-fare Lyft shared rides of $2.50 to and from multiple grocery stores in Prince George’s County. Residents simply have to begin or end their trip at a participating grocery location:
- Aldi – 6301 Marlboro Pike