Information is everywhere to help. If you have resources I haven’t seen yet from any industry in any location you think can help, please click below and share. I will be happy to add to this list
Below you’ll find links for financial assistance programs
FOR the HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
FINANCIAL & BASIC NEEDS RESOURCES & ASSISTANCE
CHARITIES AND RELIEF FUNDS
Global
- United Way Global Community Response and Recovery Fund
USA Nationwide
- The USBG National Charity Foundation – Bartender Emergency Assistance Program
- C.O.R.E. (Children of Restaurant Employees)
- One Fair Wage: Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund is trying to give every worker $213
- Golden Rule Charity
- Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation
- United Way Global Community Response and Recovery Fund (Find your local chapter here to request assistance)
- Modest Needs Foundation
- Another Round, Another rally
- Undocu Workers Fund – for undocumented workers in the service industry
Regional and Local:
- California: California Restaurant Association Foundation
- Big Table (San Diego)
- Restaurant workers community Foundation
- Colorado: Colorado Restaurant Foundation
- Georgia: The Giving Kitchen
- Massachusetts:the Greg Hill Foundation Restaurant Strong Fund
- New York: Service Workers Coalition. Rethink + Restaurant Response Program COVID-19 Food HUB
- Free Industry meals via IGCHospitality.
- Brooklyn Service Workers Coalition
- Texas: Southern Smoke
- Texas Restaurant Association
- Virginia: The Holli Fund (Richmond)
- Washington, D.C., Hook Hall
- Washington: Big Table (Seattle, Spokane)
- Amazon’s Neighborhood Small Business Relief Fund (Seattle area)
WAYS TO MAKE MONEY
Happy Hours, Gigs, Etc.
- Dani & Jackie’s Virtual Happy Hour – Host a happy hour and receive tips.
- Virtual Tip Jars – Washington DC and Nationwide
Job Opportunities
- Companies are hiring:
- Amazon
- Costco
- Target
- Walmart
- Grocery Stores near you.
- Work from Home:
- Rev Transcription
- FlexJobs
- Industries that are Hiring during COVID-19
- In California, workers displaced by COVID-19 can find work here
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS & OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES
- A List of Unemployment Benefits Websites by State
- 211.org: A resource to guide you how to navigate local government and charitable resources for housing, food, utilities, and transportation services.
- Need Help Paying Bills – a list of resources by state and county
- Comprehensive List of advice for financial relief (including credit card payments, student loan payments, mortgage relief, etc.)
- TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
- EFSP: Emergency Food and Shelter Program
FREE AND LOW-COST LEARNING
BAR & COCKTAIL LEARNING
- The Mixology Certification (Apply for the scholarship or enroll for $25 with code “KEEPLEARNING” through April 30)
- Diageo Bar Academy
- Free Flair Training Videos
- BarSmarts (Use code “TRYBARSMARTS” to enroll for free)
- Free Classic Bartending Books (public domain)
- Suggestions for Staying Sharp with an Empty Bar (and this post in the Craft Bartender Community has some great suggestions too)
EDUCATION BEYOND THE BAR:
- 450 Free Ivy League courses You can Take Online Digital Marketer Training (Free until March 31)
- Coursera – Free courses from universities and organizations around the world.
- Alison.com – Certificate Courses in many industries
- CodeAcademy – Learn to Code
- DuoLingo – Learn another lanugage
EXERCISE AND WELLNESS
- Annie Ward “The Healthtender” for home workouts
- Online Yoga: Yoga with Adiene on YouTube or apps like DownDog (free until April 1)
- Free Health & Fitness Videos from the YMCA
MENTAL HEALTH
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
- Meditation Apps: InsightTimer is “the YouTube of Meditations”
- The Headspace app is offering free meditations specific to the crisis.
- Suggested Bartender Quarantine Schedule
COMMUNITIES & CONNECTION:
- Hospitality Industry COVID-19 Support
- Bartenders, Servers & Hospitality COVID-19 Discussion Group
- Hospitality Industry Alliance
- The Craft Bartender Community (General Industry Group, not Specific to COVID-19)