(WJW) — Starbucks is giving back during the coronavirus crisis.
On Wednesday, the company announced it’s giving free coffee to front-line responders to COVID-19 until May 3.
Any customer who identifies as a first responder or front-line worker supporting the healthcare system will receive a tall brewed coffee — hot or iced — at no charge. That includes police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses, hospital and medical staff and medical researchers.
According to a press release, the Starbucks Foundation will donate $500K to front-line responders in the United States, with $250K going to Operation Gratitude to support the delivery of thousands of care packages to healthcare workers and $250K going to Direct Relief to support the delivery of personal protective equipment and essential medical items.
On Tuesday, Starbucks said it will pay workers for 30 days — whether they go to work or not.
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