This DC Bar Has Volunteer Chefs Feeding Hundreds Of Unemployed Service Workers
March 19, 2020 By Tristan Justice

Hook Hall, a large bar in northwest Washington D.C., has transformed into a relief center to feed laid-off service workers in the wake of the Wuhan virus that has forced District restaurants and bars to shut down.

On Monday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered all food establishments to close or limit to carry-out services to prevent the spread of the virus. The directive has landed thousands of service workers suddenly out of a job who were already suffering lower wages as panic over the outbreak deterred people from dining in the days leading up to Bowser’s decision.

To ease the blow of unexpected unemployment, the large event space has begun providing “Hook Hall Care Kits” with food and essentials donated by restaurants or food suppliers to those in the industry. Each care package includes a bundle of non-perishable food items and supplies that have become tough to find in stores, such as toilet paper. Every bag even contains a few servings of hot tea.-- excerpt, rest at link above --