Famed restaurateur Guy Fieri has teamed up with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) to launch the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, an initiative that will provide support to food workers whose finances and livelihoods have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
All of the money donated to the fund will be given to restaurant workers in need. Workers may also apply for a one-time $500 check from the fund, which could be used “towards housing, transportation, utilities, child-care, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans,” according to a press release.
Applications for the $500 checks would begin April 2. The funds will be offered on a “first-come, first-served basis.”RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX