Becky Kinder
Becky has been living in Nashville for 15 years after growing up in Annapolis, Maryland. As a Belmont graduate, she started incorporating the word “y’all” into her vocabulary and easily…
Read MoreChris Simmons
Chris worked for ten years as a general manager for a national coffee chain where he saw firsthand the hardships people in the industry face. Fueled by a desire to…
Read MoreCatching Up After COVID
Like many restaurant workers, Nick’s two-week leave due to COVID led to being behind on rental and living expenses. He needed to regain housing and food stability and someone to…
Read MoreComing Back to Life
Keith works on a popular food truck now. But a few months ago, he spent 81 days in the hospital and ICU due to life-threatening complications from COVID and pneumonia.…
Read MoreA Break in the Clouds
When it rains, it pours. Santanna, a hardworking restaurant worker, suffered a significant back and ankle injury. Inability to work for three months left Santanna with a pile of overwhelming…
Read MoreHope in the Midst of an Eviction
Sade is a line cook at Nashville-based hot chicken spot and a single mom of three. When two of her daughters were diagnosed with COVID early in the school year,…
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