While at work, Mikele sprained her foot, forcing her to take time off from her role as a bartender for bed rest.
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After being involved in a 5-car accident, Gerri-Lynn asked for help from Giving Kitchen. She broke her sternum and foot, had a collapsed lung, and required therapy 5 days a week to heal from her injuries. After missing a few weeks of work, she asked for help from Giving Kitchen.
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Owning her own food truck business has allowed her to introduce an authentic Caribbean farm-to-table style of cuisine to the Charlotte Community. Following an injury at one of her food truck’s events, she asked for help from Giving Kitchen to support her mentally and financially.
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With six children at home, all under the age of three, Telsheda was unable to work, and needed financial support to keep her family afloat
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"I can’t even believe something like this exists. I feel so blessed that The Giving Kitchen always had/has my back, and the backs of all service industry workers."
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“Giving Kitchen is the one thing that helped me get through that. Not only get through that, but be able to put my mind in a place where my family needed me to be.”
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Without Giving Kitchen’s help, chef Isabelle would have been forced to work during a time when healing was her main priority.
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In the face of low wages, long hours, no health insurance, and no paid time off, please consider donating so workers like Alison, Shawn, and Jodi know that you have their backs.
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“Sometimes you just need help, but you don’t know where it’s going to come from.”
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“It’s scary when…you’re out of work three to four months with the injury, and then to have [the pandemic] happen on top of it. But, Giving Kitchen gives hope in very uncertain times.”
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Bar manager Christy Nash says, ”I’ve never had anybody take away my ability to drive defensively like that, where there was nothing I could do to avoid it.”
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Bartender and Stuntwoman Rachel Hoffpauir received financial assistance after an injury that allowed her to focus on recovery rather than worrying about bills.
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“It’s been 5 months since I’ve had any income. I can’t describe the impact this money has made. It literally kept me from being evicted. Giving Kitchen helped me not stress about my rent.”
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Shannon has worked in the restaurant industry for much of the past two decades. Late last year, her car was hit. Giving Kitchen helped her cover the cost of surgeries and recovery.
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