Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Starbucks In Newton

NEWTON, MA — Front-line workers can get free coffee throughout December from Starbucks locations throughout the United States, several in Newton.

In case you needed a refresher on where the Starbucks are in Newton:

• 16-18 Austin St, Newtonville, MA 02460
• 210 Boylston St #13, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
• 474 Woodward St, Waban, MA 02468
• 259 Centre St, Newton, MA 02458
• 1269 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459
• 244 Needham St, Newton, MA 02464
• 199 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
• 183 Grove St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Starbucks said it will offer front-line workers a free tall brewed coffee, hot or iced, throughout the month as a way “to recognize the significant efforts of the front-line responder and health care community” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It has been an extraordinarily difficult year, especially for the front-line responders who are serving our communities,” Starbucks Vice President Virginia Tenpenny said in a news release. “We want to show our deep gratitude for those who support and protect us every day with a small gesture of kindness and a cup of coffee.”

Those eligible for the offer include doctors, nurses, public health workers, pharmacists, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, dentists and dental hygienists, mental health workers (therapists, psychologists, social workers, counselors), hospital staff such as janitors, housekeeping, security and active-duty military, according to Starbucks.

Customers will need to identify themselves as one of those workers in order to receive the free coffee.