Efforts by nonprofits and grassroots groups are raising tens of thousands of dollars to pay restaurants to cook meals that are then funneled to hospitals, firehouses and paramedics.
with three other local eateries. Each restaurant cooks 400 meals a day for those facing food insecurity, 100 for unemployed industry workers and 25 for health care workers. It launched with $100,000. Funds from both initiatives have allowed him to continue paying managers’ salaries and health insurance.
As hospital cafeterias reduce their hours and limit offerings to grab-and-go, fewer options are available to health care workers and their support staff. Those working in COVID-19 or intensive care units often don't have time to pick up meals or to go grocery shopping in their off-hours. Though she’s used to 12-hour shifts, they’ve been more taxing than usual because the patients are “really sick” and getting all the personal protective gear on and off is time-consuming. Knowing she’ll have two solid meals a day while at work is a relief, she said, because by the time she gets home, she's wiped out.
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