Uber has been no stranger to delivering odd things like kittens and ice cream, but on Thursday, December 11th the ride-sharing app is teaming up with local restaurants to offer lunch on-demand to users, with the benefits going to support No Kid Hungry.
As part of its first ‘national giving campaign’ aimed at helping end child hunger in America, Uber added a $5 donate button to its app today that sends money directly to No Kid Hungry each time you request a ride. The option is available in 100 cities and can connect kids with up to 50 meals with each ride.
To promote its effort to raise funds for 3 million meals, Uber announced this morning it will deliver UberLUNCH to a users door in 10 minutes as a one day special.
Here are the cities and restaurants participating:
Atlanta – Alon’s
Austin – Easy Tiger featuring Chef David Norman
Dallas – SMOKE Restaurant featuring Chef Tim Byres
Denver – Rosenberg’s
Los Angeles – Border Grill featuring Chef Mary Sue Milliken
NYC – sweetgreen
Philadelphia – Sbraga
Phoenix – La Grande Orange Grocery
SF – Cotogna Restaurant featuring Chef Michael Tusk
Uber’s care campaign comes as it as been caught in a series of controversial events. The company was recently kicked out of India’s capitol and is being sued by the city of Portland for operating illegally. Senator Al Franken questioned Uber about its privacy practices in a recent open letter, and the ride-sharing service was also slammed by journalists after an Uber VP was heard floating the idea of spending $1 million to hire a team of investigators to look into anti-Uber journalists.
On Friday Uber is following up with UberCHEF which delivers a chef to your doorstep to make a meal that costs $50 per person. That one-day special will only be available in Boston, Washington D.C. and Chicago.
