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!
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 donors
Our Food Family Champions
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
serving hope
Testimonials
making a difference
Get Involved
Host an Event
Make an impact! Host an event at your restaurant, business or home to support Restaurants Care.
Additional Resources
Download the Additional Resources PDF for more information about available services.
Donate
Pitch in and help the heart of our restaurant family! Donations, no matter the amount, offer hope and peace of mind.
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
Uncle Ed’s Damn Good Vodka
our restaurant community
Thank you to Uncle Ed’s Support
“We are thrilled to partner with Uncle Ed’s and their team of visionaries committed to making a positive impact on our planet and its inhabitants, and we’re honored they have chosen to invest in Restaurants Care.”
-Alycia Harshfield, Executive Director of CRAF
To learn more about our partnerships, contact Bobbi Cichowski at bCichowski@calrest.org