The past several days have been trying ones for people in the restaurant industry and elsewhere, and things seem to have only accelerated over the past couple of days in particular. As a result, a lot of folks in the Greater Boston area are now scrambling for help in getting answers about everything from unemployment to business help to general economic assistance to food distribution and more.A list of some resources is given below that may be of help to people, and more links will be added here over the coming days as well.
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Restaurant Strong Fund -- a collaboration between The Greg Hill Foundation and Samuel Adams to support those in the Massachusetts restaurant industry whose jobs have been impacted by the Coronavirus.
https://www.thegreghillfoundation.org/donations/restaurantstrongfund/
Behind You -- a fund supporting restaurant workers that is now helping workers whose jobs have been impacted by the Coronavirus.
https://www.behindyouinc.org/
COVID-19 Massachusetts COVID-19 unemployment information -- the latest information related to Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-covid-19-unemployment-information
COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Businesses -- a resource list for Massachusetts businesses.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-resources-and-guidance-for-businesses
Lovin' Spoonfuls -- Resources and information related to the Coronavirus from a food rescue organization.
https://lovinspoonfulsinc.org/news-updates/4950/available-resources-and-information-during-covid-19/
Project Bread -- a toll-free food source hotline from a local anti-hunger organization.
http://www.projectbread.org/get-help/foodsource-hotline.html
Eater Boston -- a variety of helpful links, including fundraisers from local restaurants.
https://boston.eater.com/2020/3/17/21183480/boston-restaurant-employees-donations-tips-covid-19
If you have any other links you'd like to share, feel free to post them on our Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page or at the following Twitter pages:
@hiddenboston or @MarcHurBoston
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
