Crum & Forster, a Morristown-based insurance company founded in 1822, is now delivering fresh groceries to thousands of food-insecure New Jersey residents each month through an expanded partnership with DoorDash's Project Dash initiative. The collaboration will support more than 17,000 home grocery deliveries monthly through the end of the year, bringing nutritious food directly to families who face barriers to accessing it.
The partnership reflects a deepening relationship between the two companies and marks a significant expansion of Project Dash, which has been connecting people in need with meals since 2018. Over six years, the platform has partnered with hundreds of food banks and pantries across the country to deliver more than 135 million meals. In New Jersey, the effort involves a carefully coordinated network of nonprofit partners: the Food Bank of South Jersey, Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the Coalition for Food Health Equity, and Meals on Wheels of Mercer County.
The momentum is already visible on the ground. In April, the Food Bank of South Jersey and DoorDash marked a milestone of 5,000 deliveries completed through Project Dash—a sign of how quickly the initiative is reaching families. By using DoorDash's existing infrastructure and delivery network, the program circumvents traditional barriers to food access, getting fresh groceries to doorsteps in a way that's both efficient and dignified.
Crum & Forster is particularly well-positioned to support this work. As one of the fastest-growing insurers in the gig economy space, the company understands the communities where DoorDash operates. Through its occupational risk and large fleet transportation business segments, the firm has deep roots in the kinds of economies where food insecurity is most acute. Barbara Katz, Crum & Forster's Chief Human Resources Officer, frames the commitment as an expression of the company's core values: doing good by doing well. "We're proud to support nonprofit organizations that are addressing food insecurity and helping deliver critical resources to the people who need them most," she said.
Beyond financial support, both companies are committing employee volunteers to the effort. Crum & Forster and DoorDash staff will work alongside the participating nonprofits in communities across the country supported by Project Dash partners, including the Jersey City-headquartered Coalition for Food & Health Equity. This hands-on engagement adds another layer to the partnership—it transforms corporate support into direct community presence.
Daniel Riff, DoorDash's head of Government & Nonprofit Operations, emphasizes the collaborative power at work here. "This effort shows what's possible when mission-driven organizations can come together and help connect individuals and families with critical food resources in a way that is efficient, scalable and community centered," he said. That scalability matters enormously in the context of ongoing food insecurity: the ability to deliver 17,000 shipments monthly is the difference between a pilot program and a systemic intervention.
For New Jersey residents struggling with food access, the partnership represents immediate, tangible relief. For the nonprofit organizations involved, it brings operational capacity and resources they might otherwise lack. And for Crum & Forster and DoorDash, it demonstrates how private sector expertise and infrastructure can be directed toward addressing one of the country's most pressing social challenges. The collaboration runs through the end of the year—a concrete endpoint that also signals both companies' commitment to sustained engagement with the communities they serve.