CONNECTICUT HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND
The Connecticut Restaurant Association, through its 501(c)(3) foundation, the Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation, formed the CT Hospitality Employee Relief Fund in March 2020 to provide immediate emergency funds to hospitality workers during the COVID-19 crisis. CHEF, funded by private, community and individual donations, distributed over $150,000 as grants to hospitality employees during the uncertain times of mandated business shutdowns.
THE FUTURE OF THE CT HOPSITALITY EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND
The CT Hospitality Employee Relief Fund continues to offer support to hospitality employees in Connecticut when faced with adversity from illness, injury, death in the immediate family or natural disasters.
THE FUTURE OF THE CT HOPSITALITY EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND
The CT Hospitality Employee Relief Fund continues to offer support to hospitality employees in Connecticut when faced with adversity from illness, injury, death in the immediate family or natural disasters.
Caring for CT's Hospitality Workers
If you are a food + beverage worker in Connecticut and going through an unexpected illness, injury, death in the immediate family, natural disaster, or housing disaster, please apply here. All grant applications must be submitted online.
The CT Hospitality Employee Relief Fund does NOT guarantee assistance upon completion of a request, provide assistance due to unemployment, or due to loss of hours or income not directly caused by a qualifying crisis.
We are unable to pay for lost hours or unemployment due to Covid.
The CT Hospitality Employee Relief Fund does NOT guarantee assistance upon completion of a request, provide assistance due to unemployment, or due to loss of hours or income not directly caused by a qualifying crisis.
We are unable to pay for lost hours or unemployment due to Covid.
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IN NEED?
Pending the review of the Foundation and verification that the submitted application meets the prescribed guidelines, a one-time grant will be disbursed directly to each recipient. Availability of awards will be based on available funds and will be limited to one per individual. Funding will be provided in accordance with the total amount of donations received; all funding will be given directly to industry workers.
HOW CAN YOU HELP
We all have our favorite restaurant or bar, our favorite bartender or server….they are always there for us. NOW it’s time to be there for them and the associated hospitality workers. With 78% of individuals living paycheck to paycheck, our help is critical to the livelihood of our industry workers and their families during times of need.
DONATE TODAY
Please consider a donation to help provide relief to those hospitality workers in critical need of supplemental income
Your donation to the Fund is tax deductible as a donation to the CT Hospitality Educational Foundation, a 501c3. Make your donation today through our secure PayPal site or Make a Pledge for payments by check. PayPal account is not necessary to pay with a credit card. Donations of any size welcome by selecting Other Amount.
We all have our favorite restaurant or bar, our favorite bartender or server….they are always there for us. NOW it’s time to be there for them and the associated hospitality workers. With 78% of individuals living paycheck to paycheck, our help is critical to the livelihood of our industry workers and their families during times of need.
DONATE TODAY
Please consider a donation to help provide relief to those hospitality workers in critical need of supplemental income
Your donation to the Fund is tax deductible as a donation to the CT Hospitality Educational Foundation, a 501c3. Make your donation today through our secure PayPal site or Make a Pledge for payments by check. PayPal account is not necessary to pay with a credit card. Donations of any size welcome by selecting Other Amount.
