Are you or someone you know a restaurant / bar worker who was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?
Help is available!
The Problem: The restaurant industry has been among the hardest hit from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many workers had to make a difficult choice between staying home for safety, and the risk of continuing to work.
The Solution: Now these restaurant and bar workers have a valuable opportunity to apply for financial help!
What is available: Georgetown Brewing, United Ways of the Pacific Northwest, and United Way of Snohomish County are partnering to create a relief fund specifically for bar or restaurant employees in 2020.
How it works: This fund provides direct financial support to individuals who were bar or restaurant workers in 2020. Options include prepaid credit cards, rent, or utility payments for individuals or families.
Note: We do not provide cash to applicants.
How to apply: Click here to contact our program staff or call (360) 395-1335.
You will also need to provide proof that you were a bar / restaurant worker in 2020, such as:
- 2020 pay stub or W2
- Employment roster
- Letter from the restaurant or establishment where you are/were employed
- Other proof of employment at a bar or restaurant in 2020
Thank you to the sponsors of this relief program: