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1 in 7 children in eastern and central North Carolina suffers from food insecurity. A Chatham County nonprofit is partnering with a food delivery giant to change that statistic.

SEVERELY DISRUPT ANY CEREMONIES COULD BE ARRESTED AND CHARGE A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS TEAMING UP WITH DELIVERY SERVICE DOORDASH TO HELP MAKE SURE THE CHILDREN IN CHATHAM COUNTY DON'T GO HUNGRY. ONE OUT OF 7 CHILDREN IN THAT COMMUNITY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT EACH DAY. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WRAL'S MONICA CASEY SHOWS US AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM HOPING TO CLOSE THAT GAP. >> THE CORAL PACKS PROGRAM NOT ONLY ADDRESSES FOOD, INSECURITY FOR CHILDREN IN CHATHAM COUNTY, BUT ALSO ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION AND SOCIAL STIGMA. >> THESE DOOR DASHERS CARS ARE PACKED NOT WITH TAKEOUT FROM RESTAURANTS BUT FOOD FOR CHILDREN. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE, MELISSA DRIVER BEER TELLS ME THESE BOXES ARE PACKED WITH PRECISION WERE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE WHOLE CHILD. >> AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE CONSIDER THEIR NEEDS THEIR PREFERENCES, THEIR ALLERGIES. IN ADDITION TO THINKING ABOUT ANY SOCIAL STATEMENT THAT THEY MAY FACE, SOME FEEDING PROGRAMS PACKED BAGS FOR CHILDREN TO TAKE HOME ON FRIDAYS. GEORGE MOSES HORTON, MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BRAIDEN ROBINSON SAYS IT WASN'T ALWAYS EFFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS BACKPACK. THE STUDENTS TO BE VERY HESITANT TO GET FOOD THAT THEY NEED TO. >> BECAUSE THE STIGMA OF YOU ARE A BACKPACK KID. HE TELLS ME THIS PROTECTS THE STUDENTS DIGNITY AT A SCHOOL. WHERE ABOUT 30% ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. THIS IS REALLY ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT. >> IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THEM STILL FITS INTO THE THE THE SOCIAL NORMS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOLER. THE INITIATIVE HAS ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF DRIVERS LIKE THOMAS SPEAKER. I MOVE ME. >> I HAD A REAL CONNECTING POINT WITH ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS. SHE ALSO HAD WAS GETTING HER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. I'VE HAD A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. SO WE I JUST WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT EVER SINCE HE ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE BENEFITS, GO BEYOND

Chatham Co. nonprofit partners with DoorDash to feed county

CORA volunteers

Tim Hall thought his late-night Doordash order might be delayed, but he never imagined he'd see a police officer at his door.


SERVED AS SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION OF LABOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NEW TONIGHT. IMAGINE EXPECTING A LATE NIGHT DOORDASH FOOD ORDER AND THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE IT. YOUR FRONT DOOR ONLY ON WRAL, AMANDA FROM FUQUAY-VARINA SHARED THIS VIDEO WITH US. >> AND THANKING THE COP TONIGHT WHO DELIVERED HIS SON'S FOOD ORDER. GET THIS AFTER ARRESTING THE DELIVERY DRIVER WRAL'S AARON THOMAS JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH THIS. SURPRISING DELIVERY AARON. >> SURPRISING INDEED, WHEN IN DOUBT, LET'S FACE IT. ANY TIME WE SEE A POLICE CAR WHERE A POLICE OFFICER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WE MAY ASK IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH TIM HALL DID JUST THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN HE SAW A FUQUAY-VARINA POLICE OFFICER AT HIS DOORSTEP WITH A DOORDASH ORDER. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT OFFICERS CITY HIS SON DIDN'T GO HUNGRY. >> DOORDASH DELIVERY FROM A FEW QUICK DURING A POLICE OFFICER ISN'T WHAT TIM HALL EXPECTED. BUT NO, I REPLIED OR ROLE IN 9.30 AND I LOOK ON THE RED CAMERA EYE SEES FUQUAY-VARINA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MY SISTER STAY THEN OCS PIZZA. PAULSON ORDERED A PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE MAKING DINNER IN THIS VIDEO. WE SEE OFFICER STARLING RING THE DOORBELL. THE WHOLE STUDENT HAND. >> HE WAITS FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS BEFORE HALL OPENS THE >> ALL FUNDS OUT. POLICE ARRESTED A DOORDASH DRIVER THANKS TO OFFICER FOR HIS KINDNESS. SAY THERE'S OUR PRESENT YAHOO. BOTH HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO OFFICER STARLING ONLINE. ONE NEIGHBOR HIGHLIGHTS THE OFFICER FOR GOING A DOORDASH MORE. OUR TOWN'S POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IS FANTASTIC. THEY'RE THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WELL KNOWN FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY. WELL, LAW ENFORCEMENT LIVING UP TO THE FUNDAMENTAL DUTY OF PROTECTING AND SERVING THE FIGURED OUT. >> AND A CAPTAIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT HERE TOLD ME THAT DRIVER WAS ARRESTED FOR AN OUTSTANDING FAILURE TO APPEAR WARRANT FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM DOORDASH ABOUT THE STATUS OF

Fuquay-Varina Officer finding Door Dash after arresting drive   

Tim Hall thought his late-night Doordash order might be delayed, but he never imagined he'd see a police officer at his door. 

Fuquay-Varina Police Officer delivers doordash order after arrest 

People planning on going out for Valentine's Day or ordering take out could run into some issues. Drivers for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will be on strike. 

DAMAGED. WE'RE WORKING TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE WAS HURT TODAY. DRIVERS FOR DOORDASH UBER AND LYFT PLAN TO STRIKE POTENTIALLY IMPACTING YOUR VALENTINE'S DAY PLANS. >> THIS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS AND PEOPLE LOOKING TO GET TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT WRAL'S. KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US NOW FROM RDU INTERNATIONAL. AND KELSEY, SOME FOLKS COULD REALLY BE RUNNING INTO SOME ISSUES TODAY GETTING TO AND FROM RDU. >> JEFF, EXACTLY. THERE COULD ALSO BE PROBLEMS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE HEADED OUT ON A VALENTINE'S DAY DATE NIGHT. BUT THIS MORNING, THIS REALLY COULD CAUSE AN ISSUE AT THE AIRPORT AS TRAVELERS ARE ARRIVING HERE TO RDU. THEY MAY PULL UP THEIR RIDESHARE APP AND NO ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PICK THEM UP. UBER DRIVERS GATHERED AT RDU YESTERDAY PREPARING FOR TODAY'S STRIKE. THIS GROUP WILL JOIN THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS WHO WORK FOR LYFT AND DOORDASH. THEY'RE ALL DEMANDING BETTER PAY. >> IF YOUR IF WE ARE TO UNITED JOHN, NOTHING. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO US. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MADE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FOR YOU. >> IN A STATEMENT TO WRAL, UBER APPEARS TO DOWNPLAY THE IMPACT OF THE STRIKE. THEY SAY THE VAST MAJORITY OF DRIVERS ARE SATISFIED AND U.S. DRIVERS MAKE $33 PER UTILIZED. OUR AND LIVE SAYS IT'S WORKING TO IMPROVE THE DRIVER EXPERIENCE. THEY SAY DRIVERS EARN AT LEAST A 70% RATE OF WEEKLY RIDER FARES AFTER EXTERNAL FEES. AND WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO DOORDASH THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT. KELSEY COFFEE, WRAL, NEWS LIVE AT RDU.

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers striking for fair pay

A package stolen off a porch has become all too common, but it's what a thief used to steal from one Durham porch that surprised the victim.

DoorDash delivery bag used as cover to steal package from porch

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Ronald Coleman says delivers meals, groceries and anything else you can think to have delivered 7 days a week and up to 24 hours a day. 

>> WE SHOULD START OFF BY SAYING THIS GUY'S A VERY HARD WORKING DOORDASH DRIVER. HE WORKS HARD. HE'S FROM HAWAII AND HE SAYS HE'S MAKING ABOUT $115,000 A YEAR. SO RONALD COLMAN ISSUES NAME AND YES, HE WORKS VERY, VERY HARD TO MAKE THAT MONEY, BUT HE'S DOING IT AS THEY DO ON DOORDASH WILL BE DELIVERING MEALS AND GROCERIES AND REALLY ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF. BUT HE WORKS 7 DAYS WAY. ALRIGHT VARIES BETWEEN 12 AND 20 HOURS A DAY A 20 HOUR DAY SO MUCH. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE. HE AIMS TO MAKE $400 A DAY. SO I ASSUME HE MAKES THAT 400 YEARS CALLS A DAY AFTER THAT. BUT THAT AVERAGES ABOUT 30 TO 40 BUCKS AN HOUR. COLEMAN SAYS IT. HE LIKES THE FLEXIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO WORK ON HIS OWN TIME. BUT HE IS CERTAINLY

DoorDash driver making $114K in Hawaii

Delivery company DoorDash said Tuesday it will refund its drivers for some U.S. gasoline purchases to help offset higher prices at the pump.

DoorDash: We'll reimburse drivers for gas as prices surge

Doordash and the Girl Scouts of America are teaming up to help you get your cookie fix! 



THAT AVAILABLE TO PLACE ORDERS. >> IN SOME AREAS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE GIRL SCOUT ORDERS ON

Girl Scout cookies to be available on DoorDash 

DoorDash is asking its employees, all the way up the ranks to its CEO, to again make a delivery at least once a month. Some are not cheering the news.

DoorDash goes all in: Every employee - including CEO - to make deliveries

Durham's FoodLogicQ teams with IBM, SAP to improve supply chain tracking farm to fork

As the coronavirus situation improves in countries like the United States, which trends from the past 14 months will have staying power, and which will be resigned to the pandemic past? Airbnb, DoorDash and Disney, which reported results after US markets closed on Thursday, provide some idea.

What are Airbnb, DoorDash, Disney financial results telling us about post-pandemic spending?

Another 712,000 apply for unemployment – and job growth is slowing

DoorDash has launched same-day delivery for COVID-19 tests.

SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE PERSON'S INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE- THREATENING IN THE SHOOTING IS NOT RANDOM. >>> TO THE TALKING TECH SERIES, DOOR DASH IS EXPANDING THE DELIVERY OPTIONS AND A FAMOUS ACTOR IS TRYING OUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. BRIAN SHRADER HAS MORE ON THESE STORIES FOR US. >> Reporter: DOORDASH CAN BRING YOU A MEAL AND IN SOME AREAS THEY CAN BRING YOU A COVID-19 TEST. THE DELIVERY SERVICE ANNOUNCED THAT  THEY ARE BEGINNING SAME- DAY DELIVERIES OF TWO DIFFERENT COVID-19  PCR TESTS. IT IS TEAMING UP WITH FAULT HEALTH AND EVERLY WELL TO DELIVER THE TESTS. THEY ARE STARTING IN A DOZEN DIFFERENT CITIES. MORE IS COMING IN THE COMING MONTHS AND NO WORD YET WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA. >>> ONE OF MY HEROES, WILLIAM SHATNER, TURNED 90 YESTERDAY. 90 YEARS OLD! HE HAS WORKED SINCE THE 1950s AND IS STILL WORKING. HE MARKS A BIG MILESTONE IN A FUTURISTIC WAY. THE COMING OF CAPTAIN KIRK, HE WORKS WITH A COMPANY CALLED STORY FILE TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED VIDEO OF HIMSELF. THAT MEANS WHEN HE IS GONE, WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FANS WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH HIM IN THIS DIGITAL FORM. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND 3-D PLATFORMS. THE PUBLIC WILL GET A GLIMPSE OF THE PROJECT IN MAY. SOMETHING ELSE. >> I LOVE HOW IT 90 YEARS OLD HE IS EMBRACING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND HE LOOKS

Talking Tech: DoorDash launches same-day delivery COVID-19 tests

As restaurants struggle to make it through the pandemic, they're fighting back against high commissions charged by delivery platforms — either by looking for alternatives, or with the help of legislation. But someone has to pay those fees. Increasingly, it's the consumer.

Food deliveries from DoorDash, Uber Eats costing more? Here's why

In honor of the new DoorDash and Jimmy John's partnership, they are offering customers a FREE 8" Original Turkey Tom sandwich with any $12 minimum order through Dec. 16!