The County of San Diego has announced that it plans to use Uber Eats to deliver meals to people being housed by its lodging program after January’s unprecedented storm-related flooding.
Eligible residents will receive a digital voucher to purchase food through Uber Eats for themselves and their families, the county said.
Each household will receive a digital voucher via email or text.
The amount will be determined by several factors, such as the number of people in the household, whether the hotel currently housing them is providing meals, and whether participants are receiving food from other organizations.
Earlier this month, the county Board of Supervisors voted to extend the Emergency Temporary Lodging Program, which first started Feb. 10 and has provided lodging to almost 900 families displaced by flooding, officials said.
In late January, supervisors approved spending $10 million to assist recovery efforts after storm-related flooding damaged homes in areas such as Encanto, Mountain View, Southcrest, and Spring Valley.
According to the county, the voucher will be valid for seven days and cannot be used to purchase alcohol or tobacco products.
More information is available here.
City News Service contributed to this report.
