Year-Round General Hardship Grants for Food + Beverage Workers

Year-Round General Hardship Grants for Food + Beverage Workers

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: California Restaurant Foundation
Amount: US $250 - US $2,500
Last Updated: January 10, 2026

Summary

The Year-Round General Hardship Grants for Food + Beverage Workers provides critical financial support of up to $2,500 to eligible California workers facing unexpected crises such as illness, injury, or natural disasters. This initiative, funded by the California Restaurant Foundation, aims to assist those in the food and beverage sector during challenging times, ensuring they can access necessary resources to navigate their hardships effectively. Applications are submitted online, and assistance is contingent on qualifying circumstances.

Overview

Restaurants Care Food and Beverage Grant Up to $2,500 for F+B workers during times of crisis. If you're a food + beverage worker in California 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.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Currently work in food or beverage service at a California restaurant, food truck, tasting room, brewery, catering company, restaurant in a hotel or hospitality venue/concessionsThe unexpected crisis or incident needs to have occurred within three (3) months of application dateTypes of crises we help with illness, injury, accident, death in the immediate family, disaster (housing, flood, fire, earthquake.

Ineligibility

Restaurants Care 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.Circumstances we do not fund: credit card debt, incidences that occurred more than 3 months ago, non-CA workers