Sam Adams brewery is expanding its program to help unemployed bar and restaurant workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The company says its Restaurant Strong Fund, which was kicked off in Massachusetts last month, is now being launched in 19 other states.
They include Florida, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.
The goal is to give a $1,000 to industry workers who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak. To qualify, they had to be full-time employees at the same restaurant, bar, or nightclub for at least three months.