It’s time to transform hospitality. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation raised over $7 million to support an industry in crisis. Today, RWCF continues to push restaurants towards a more equitable and sustainable future. RWCF’s Executive Director Kiki Louya introduces us to the workers and organizations leading this transformation. They discuss mental health, fair pay, racial justice, and how hospitality can change for the better.
Parents, and mothers specifically, face a particularly steep set of challenges working in the hospitality industry. Long, irregular hours and lack of paid time off are only the start of what can make raising children while working in a restaurant untenable. This week on ShiftWork, host Kiki Louya explores resources for families in the industry in a conversation with Sheila Bennett, the Executive Director of CORE (Children of Restaurant Employees). CORE provides financial relief to restaurant workers with children when they experience crises like illness and injury. Kiki and Sheila discuss embracing opportunity in the industry while juggling family, childcare needs, and other obstacles.
Get to know the organizations and resources mentioned in this episode:
CORE
Abundance Setting
ROC United
Head Start
To learn more about RWCF’s work and donate to the cause, visit www.restaurantworkerscf.org.
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