Giving Kitchen
Non-profit organization · Atlanta
970 Jefferson St NW Suite 8, Atlanta, GA 30318
Highlights
Financial and emergency assistance for food service workers nationwide
Financial and emergency assistance for food service workers nationwide
"An organization providing resources and assistance programs for food service workers in crisis, including bilingual case management." - Allison Ramirez
"I note that The Giving Kitchen, an Atlanta-founded organization that provides emergency assistance to food service workers nationwide, has been receiving calls from restaurant workers affected by the water main break; founder Jen Hidinger-Kendrick says the group can help with financial assistance or stability network resources and urges the public to support restaurants by going inside the city, tipping a little extra, and leading with gratitude and kindness." - Henna Bakshi
"Started a decade ago with the mission of providing financial support and other critical-need services to restaurant and hospitality workers in crisis, Giving Kitchen has helped nearly 13,000 people with financial assistance, health clinics, mental-health programs, and eviction-avoidance services; it aims to serve an additional 5,000 workers in 2023 and to double that number in 2024 as it expands in Georgia and the Southeast. Honored as the James Beard Foundation's 2019 Humanitarian of the Year, the nonprofit traces its origin to a benefit organized for co-founder Jen Hidinger-Kendrick's late husband, chef Ryan Hidinger, whose 2014 battle with gallbladder cancer and the subsequent community benefit that raised over $300,000 inspired the request that those funds be used to 'help others like me.' Between the annual Team Hidi benefits, individual and corporate donations, and other community events, Giving Kitchen has awarded more than $9 million in financial aid over the last decade." - Beth McKibben
"A nonprofit that provides financial assistance and resources to food-service workers is seeing a sharp surge in need in Atlanta, with average requests for aid in December far outpacing 2020 and the rest of 2021; women in the industry are about twice as likely to request help, and executive director Bryan Schroeder warns that there is effectively no safety net left (no new PPP-like support), underscoring the precarious economic situation facing cooks and front-of-house staff amid repeated pandemic closures." - Elazar Sontag
"Giving Kitchen provides financial aid to Georgia restaurant workers facing financial hardships or a health crisis. Set up a one-time or recurring donation." - Beth McKibben
