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Richmond Restaurant Workers Support Fund

The Richmond Restaurant community has been decimated by closures due to Covid—19. Many thousands of workers are unexpectedly unemployed with little to no way to provide for themselves and their families. This fund aims to help the most vulnerable of those workers through grants. Please consider donating to support these workers who have spent years cooking and serving you in our wonderful Richmond dining community.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/richmond-restaurant-workers-support-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

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Census Jobs (temporary)

https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html

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Big Spoon Co.: COVID-19 FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR FOOD & BEVERAGE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANT WORKERS

https://bigspoonco.com/blog/covid-19-financial-resources-for-food-amp-beverage-businesses-and-restaurant-workers

This is a great resource of Richmond, VA, and national resources.

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Consider temporary childcare positions

Schools and daycares are closed around the Richmond, VA area.

If you are looking for some work hours, consider checking out Facebook pages “Mama needs a Sitter” and “WERM sitters” – recommended by the nanny company that I use. There are a lot of families right now looking for help.

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Amazon’s coronavirus plan: Hire displaced restaurant workers, raise hourly pay

Amazon Blog Post

Original Article from Bizjournals.com

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Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety

Worrying about all the news on the new coronavirus and the illness it causes? Well, that makes good sense. If you’re wondering how to cope with anxious feelings that are surfacing, this blog post can guide you through steps that may be helpful to many people…

Harvard Medical School
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CDC Workbook on Keeping Commercial Establishments Safe

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf

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Applying for Unemployment Benefits through the Virginia Employment Commission

File your claim online:

Please post any questions or comments to the comments in this post!

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • “If you are filing a claim for unemployment benefits and have been separated from your most recent job because your employer is reducing staff, has closed or you are otherwise unable to report to work because of the affects of the Coronavirus, select Laid Off / Reduction in Force as your reason for separation from this company. “
  • Beginning with claims effective March 15, 2020, Governor Northam has directed that the one week waiting period and the requirement to conduct a weekly job search both be suspended for those receiving unemployment insurance benefits. So for questions asking whether you are actively applying for work or have applied to at least X number of jobs in the past week, select “yes.”
  • Within the last 12 months, have you received a notice of termination or layoff from your job or received documentation that you are separating from Military Service? Yes.
  • Does the employer intend to recall you within 6 weeks?And if so when? Select “NO” since no one knows how long restaurants will be closed during the COVID-19 crisis.

Some tips/advice from Richmond restaurant workers who have recently filed (add yours to the comments section of this post!)

  • “I looked through it today and did all the paperwork but at the end it said that you have to provide proof that you’re applying to 2 jobs every week.”

    “They waived it! No job search and no wait time. Call this number: 1 (866) 832-2363 and opt for a call back…there were 401 people on the line in front of me XD. If you’ve worked any hours this week already you’ll need to be ready to report everything you made (hourly and tips). Let me know if I can help any further! Good luck y’all love you”

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Bartender Emergency Assistance Program

https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap