Summary: 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/
