(WXYZ) — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Starbucks has extended its offer of free brewed coffee to first responders and frontline workers.
The offer will now be through May 31. The company made the new announcement on April 23. The original promotion scheduled was from March 25 to May 3.
Any customer who identifies as a first responder or frontline worker will receive tall brewed coffee, hot or iced, at no charge, including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses, hospital and medical staff and medical researchers.
Additionally, the Starbucks Foundation is donating $500,000 to U.S. frontline responders, with $250,000 going to support delivery of 50,000 care packages to healthcare workers.
Starbucks has shifted store operations to a to-go or drive-thru model, removed seating from cafes to encourage social distancing and expanded benefits to include 30 days of catastrophe pay for all employees.
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