Foundation offers Helene relief to food and beverage workers

To provide immediate relief to food and beverage workers who live or work in local impacted areas of Hurricane Helene, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation is partnering with Houston-based Southern Smoke Foundation to raise funds to deploy a rapid response.

Gulf Coast will distribute the funds to the areas of greatest need identified with life-sustaining support as a top priority. As many food and beverage workers live paycheck to paycheck, bridge funding provided by Southern Smoke Foundation and local donors to Gulf Coast will help full the gap until government support is available, the foundation says. 

Individuals may receive up to $1,000, and families may be eligible for up to $1,200.