Restaurant workers are usually the last people to ask for help because they're too busy serving others. On today's Communal Table podcast, as COVID-19 spreads across the country, Food & Wine senior editor Kat Kinsman shares resources and coping strategies for chefs, servers, bartenders, and other hospitality people who are fighting for their lives and the industry they love and rely on.
Matt Jennings: It's Time to Demand Government Action to Save the Restaurant Industry
https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/restaurant-industry-demand-government-action-coronavirus
Now What: Business Ops Guide for Restaurants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK76Z2Ufsqg&feature=youtu.be
The F&W Pro Guide to Coronavirus: What Restaurants Should Know
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/coronavirus-restaurant-guide-fwpro
Industry United
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Industryunited/
Gig Workers Collective: Resources state-by-state
https://www.gigworkerscollective.org/covid-19-resources
Unemployment Benefits and Sites by State
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13jmBYxMx098TWPcbdMG5ll9GFGsN3DF-BLpJ7zeF_6Q/edit?usp=sharing
Unemployment Office Locations
https://credit.org/unemployment-office-locations/
Tenant Protection During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
https://blog.augrented.com/renting-during-the-novel-coronavirus-outbreak/
Feeding America Find Your Local Food Bank
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
Bar Methods—The Plan
https://www.barmethods.com/the-plan
National Relief Funds
One Fair Wage: Emergency fund for coronavirus affected tipped workers and service workers
https://ofwemergencyfund.org/
RWCF COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
https://secure.restaurantworkerscf.org/np/clients/restaurantworkerscf/donation.jsp
United Way Community Response and Recovery Fund
https://www.unitedway.org/recovery/covid19
Bartender Emergency Assistance Fund
https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap
Children of Restaurant Employees
https://coregives.org/
Another Round Another Rally
https://anotherroundanotherrally.org/
Mental Health and Recovery Resources
Ben's Friends
https://www.bensfriendshope.com/
Chefs With Issues
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chefswithissues/
In The Rooms
https://www.intherooms.com/home/
Crisis Text Line: Text #741741 any time for quick and free crisis counseling.
https://www.crisistextline.org/
Headspace Meditation App
https://www.headspace.com/covid-19
Calm Meditation App
https://www.calm.com/
Insight Timer App
https://insighttimer.com/
How to Find and Contact Your Government Officials
https://www.usa.gov/
USA.gov has a tool to look up your officials by zip code.
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
Resistbot is a free text, Facebook messenger, iMessage, Twitter, and Telegram service that helps you locate and contact your elected officials.
https://resist.bot/
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