Uber is donating 50,000 free rides to domestic violence organizations.
Uber is offering free rides and food to thousands of women facing violence at home during the shelter-in-place era.
"A lack of transportation is a huge barrier for survivors of domestic violence every day of the week. And that's really exacerbated by COVID-19," said Allison Randall, vice president for policy and emerging issues at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Local shelters already have relationships with women who need assistance, and they're continuing to take emergency hotline calls from survivors. So these centers are positioned to deploy the rides where they need to go, Randall said.
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