Restaurants Care
Serving. Supporting. Caring.Your donations help us to provide one-time financial support to restaurant employees facing an unforeseen hardship.
COVID-19 update
Restaurants Care is here for you
We are committed to serving California’s food service community as we work together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
At this time, due to our current resources and in an effort to help our most vulnerable, Restaurants Care grants are evaluated in the following order of priority for restaurant workers who are:
(1) Diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19), or a caregiver for an immediate family member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, or quarantined with a doctor’s note
(2) Restaurant closed and out of work 3 weeks or more and no unemployment benefits
Please rest assured that we are working tirelessly to address an influx of requests for financial assistance and it is our goal to support as many in our restaurant community as possible. To get involved click here!
All grant applications are accepted on-line only. I’m sorry we cannot take phone call applications. Thank you for your understanding.
we need you
How You Can Help
Join the movement and help us raise much-needed funds for restaurant workers for COVID-19 relief through Restaurants Care®.
Restaurants Care® is an established emergency assistance fund for California restaurant workers, and we’ve seen these workers through five natural disasters in less than three years. By coming together, we can get through this too! But we need your help.
It is easy + turnkey. We will send you a toolkit with social posts, images and a letter to request support from partners.
Please contact Alycia Harshfield at aharshfield@calrest.org to get involved.
join the movement
#OurFoodFamily
“I’m a chef and restaurant operator. In 2017 when fires devastated wine country I teamed up with Restaurants Care® to help. They are on the frontlines helping to preserve our California food culture by helping the workers at the heart of our food family. By coming together in this crisis, we can serve hope to those suffering and get through this.”
– Tyler Florence
#OurFoodFamily
Your Impact
Groceries
$50
Childcare
$350
Housing
$500
thank you to our food family donors
Relief Champions
serving hope
Testimonials
making a difference
Get Involved
Takeout + Donate
Simply add a donate button to your takeout and online ordering allowing your guests to provide financial support to restaurant employees impacted by COVID through Restaurants Care. Contact Alycia at aharshfield@calrest.org.
Additional Resources
Download the Additional Resources PDF for more information about available services.
Host an Event
Make an impact! Host an event at your restaurant, business or home to support Restaurants Care.
Download a Poster
Hang this poster in your kitchen or Back Of House to let your employees know about this new resource!
COVID-19 Grants
Restaurants Care has funds available for restaurant workers affected by the recent COVID-19 epidemic.
The Grateful Table
This farm-inspired dinner is a gathering of restaurant leaders to help support Restaurants Care. Join us.
newest partner
Equator Coffees + Chef Tyler Florence
our restaurant community
Wolf It Down Collection
Equator Coffee has partnered with Chef Tyler Florence to bring you a pair of delicious coffees with a purpose. For each bag sold, $3 will go to Restaurants Care to provide financial support to restaurant employees facing an unforeseen hardship.
Wolf It Down Blend
A rich and smooth, highlighting a deep-toned coffee from small garden farms in the Lake Toba region of Sumatra, which offer nuances of sweet grapefruit and aromatic wood.
Wolf It Down Espresso
With flavors of fruit, dark chocolate and spice the result in an espresso sweet enough to taste great on its own, while maintaining enough richness and intensity to stand up to milk.
To learn more about our partnerships, contact Bobbi Cichowski at bCichowski@calrest.org
resources
COVID-19
coronavirus resources
Webinars
Re-Restaurant Return: How to Develop Your Plan to Reopen and Stay Open!
May 18, 2020
Re-Restaurant has been developed for operators by operators. It includes timeless best practices for every phase of your recovery from restoring yourself to returning to the next normal. This webinar presented by Kathleen Wood, Kathleen Wood Partners and Jamie Griffin, Growisley.com, will dive deep into the return and reopen phase as those in the foodservice industry prepare for our next new normal. This webinar will leave you with key information to help create your plan and succeed in staying open.
Maxed Out! Managing Stress for You, Your Guests, and Staff
May 27, 2020 @ 1 PM PST
To say we are living in challenging times is an understatement. We recognize the enormous stress the COVID-19 pandemic is causing everyone. So how do we balance taking care of ourselves while supporting our staff and alleviating the fears and anxiety of guests? Join us for a compelling webinar discussion and learn practical stress management strategies and how to create an emotionally safe environment for you, your staff and your guests. This webinar is focused on wellness needs for the foodservice community.
emergency grants
Helping those in Need
Restaurants Care is a program of the CRA Foundation. We provide one-time financial support to restaurant employees facing an unforeseen hardship.
Grants help to cover basic living expenses such as rent, food and utilities as someone works through a crisis. If you are injured, ill, in a natural disaster or experience personal challenges from mental health or substance abuse, Restaurants Care is here to help. It is our way of giving back to the employees at the heart of our restaurant community.
If faced with an immediate emergency situation, call 911. If contemplating suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
To learn more please contact Bobbi Cichowski at bCichowski@calrest.org