Service Industry Resources

Training

National Restaurant Association:
Free Career Development Training: Ends April 30th https://servsuccess.com/free-training

American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute:
Free Hospitality Career Training: Ends April 30th https://www.ahlei.org/free-training/

ServSafe:
Free food safety and career development training and resources https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses

Funds and Relief

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation:
Restaurant Employee Relief Fund https://rerf.us/

NC Restaurant Workers Relief Fund
No longer accepting applications. Application will open back up after initial round is processed and if there are still more funds https://www.ncrestaurantrelief.com/

Restaurant Strong Fund
Samuel Adams and The Greg Hill Foundation are bringing the successful Restaurant Strong Fund to 20 total states to aid the restaurant workers impacted by the Covid-19 closures https://www.restaurantstrong.org/index.html

Southern Smoke Foundation
· In 2017, Southern Smoke shifted its focus to provide assistance to people in the food and beverage industry affected by Hurricane Harvey and distributed $501,000 to 139 people in need. Recognizing a need, the Southern Smoke.
Foundation created an Emergency Relief Fund for people in the food and beverage industry in crisis.
· To date, Southern Smoke has distributed more than $2.3 million—both directly to people in need via the Emergency Relief Fund and to organizations that represent the needs of people in our industry. As Chris says, Southern Smoke was created to “take care of our own.”
Case Managers are assigned to cases based on the urgency of the crisis and not on a first-come-first-served basis. For instance, life-and-death cases are prioritized over car payment requests. https://southernsmoke.org/fund/

Another Round, Another Rally
We’re offering $500 relief grants for hospitality workers who lost their jobs or had their hours slashed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. We’re also collecting donations from community members willing to help their hospitality-industry friends and neighbors stay afloat in this time of uncertainty. To apply for a grant or make a donation, use the link below. https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/news/2020/3/15/resources-for-restaurants-and-workers-coping-with-the-covid-19-emergency

US Bartenders Guild Emergency Fund:
Bartender emergency assistance program available to all bartenders or the spouse or child of a bartender. https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap

One Fair Wage Emergency Fund:
Providing free, cash assistance to restaurant workers, delivery drivers and other tipped workers and service workers — who are seeing their income decline during this disaster, or aren’t able to work because of quarantines or other health concerns. https://ofwemergencyfund.org/help

Children of Restaurant Employees Gives:
CORE grants support to children of food and beverage service employees navigating lifealtering circumstances. https://coregives.typeform.com/to/SnZmOQ

Rent Assistance:
Rent Assistance provides a directory of rental assistance agencies and organizations that will help you pay your rent. Some listings are government organizations other are nonprofits and charities that offer rental assistance programs. https://www.rentassistance.us/

Restaurant Opportunities Center Disaster Relief Fund:
The nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United has set a target of $500,000 for its emergency relief fund, which seeks to help documented and undocumented restaurant workers who lose their jobs during the pandemic.
· Currently not accepting applications, continue to check back. https://rocunited.org/relief/

The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund:
Due to an overhwhelming response, applicationas have been suspended. Foundation will notify if the fund is opened back up again. https://www.jamesbeard.org/relief

Covid-19 Resources for Undocumented Communities:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/18p9OSlLpSYanIoUC-gEbhVbRMYVUfw4wyrixa9ekGdc/htmlview#

CARES Act Summary and Updates Pertaining to Service Industry
https://www.restaurant.org/Covid19_CARES-Act

Lift Your Spirits Fund:
Make a video in which you mix your favorite drink, say a toast to those affected in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry, and post it to your social media accounts using #LiftYourSpirits. The last step is to challenge your friends to do the same and to send a gift to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) that turns a tip into a donation for restaurant, foodservice and hospitality workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis! https://www.liftyourspirits.org/

Go Tip Em:

· To tip: Share a photo of your evening’s home beer, wine, spirit or cocktail on the social media channel of your choice. Use #gotipem.

· To get tips: Select “New Bartender or Server” at top of page http://gotipem.com/

Petitions

Stop The Spread Petition:
Petition demanding all food chains in America to adopt a paid sick-leave measure in this time of health crisis. https://rocunited.org/stop-the-spread/

Save America’s Restaurants Petition:
Petition imploring government leaders to engage with local industry leaders and restaurant associations immediately to come to a swift plan for how they can meaningfully give your local restaurants the best chance for survival. https://www.change.org/p/mayors-governors-legislators-save-america-s-restaurants