BOSSTON — The City of Boston has announced that SNAP participants can now use their EBT cards to make online grocery orders and receive grocery delivery from the Daily Table, a nonprofit food store with locations in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Cambridge.
Mayor Michelle Wu released details during a visit to the Daily Table’s store in Roxbury.
The mayor says SNAP participants can now use their EBT cards to order groceries online for in-store pickup or delivery via Daily Table’s website or app.
“Expanding food access requires meeting residents where they are and making it easier for busy families to get nutritious, affordable meals,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and winter storms, not everyone has the ability to go into a store. I’m grateful to Daily Table for their partnership in ensuring that Boston’s residents, especially our seniors and those with health concerns, can use their SNAP benefits from the comfort of their own homes to access culturally appropriate food.”
“Our mission is to provide fresh, tasty, and nutritious food to communities most in need,” said Doug Rauch, Daily Table Founder and President. “Over the last two years, the communities we serve have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID pandemic with higher rates of unemployment and skyrocketing food insecurity. SNAP redemption levels in our stores have nearly doubled since the pandemic started.
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the largest federal nutrition assistance program.
The city says Daily Table is one of 34 organizations that received American Rescue Plan funding as part of the city’s Community Grants Program. The nonprofit grocery chain was awarded $93,000 for this online SNAP delivery program.
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