{"id":11945,"date":"2020-04-20T14:14:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=11945"},"modified":"2020-04-20T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:14:21","slug":"in-the-news-heres-how-gayle-benson-greater-new-orleans-foundation-are-helping-service-hospitality-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/in-the-news-heres-how-gayle-benson-greater-new-orleans-foundation-are-helping-service-hospitality-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Here&#8217;s how Gayle Benson, Greater New Orleans Foundation are helping service, hospitality industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sharief Ishaq, WDSU News \u2022 April 17, 2020<br \/>\nFrom \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/gayle-benson-and-greater-new-orleans-foundation-give-back-to-service-hospitality-employees\/32178318\">Here&#8217;s how Gayle Benson, Greater New Orleans Foundation are helping service, hospitality industry<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-20-14.09.51dfg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1408\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-20-14.09.51dfg.png 1408w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-20-14.09.51dfg-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-20-14.09.51dfg-1240x694.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/gayle-benson-and-greater-new-orleans-foundation-give-back-to-service-hospitality-employees\/32178318\">Click to view video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"dateline\">NEW ORLEANS \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $413,000 in grants from its Louisiana Service &amp; Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, and bar employees who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are working hard to support their dependent children and elderly parents.<\/p>\n<p>The program, launched with resources from Mrs. Gayle Benson\u2019s Community Assistance<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Fund at GNOF and the McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco\u00ae<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>brand pepper sauce, has attracted over 100 gifts to date.<\/p>\n<p>The 413 grants awarded in this initial round from the Louisiana Service &amp; Hospitality Family Assistance Program impacted over 1,238 individuals from the families of unemployed bar, hotel and restaurant workers.<\/p>\n<p>Of the recipients, 41 were employed at bars, 155 at hotels, and 217 at area restaurants with an average annual income of just $26,900 per year, raising between one and four children.<\/p>\n<p>This pandemic has adversely impacted working families in all communities.<\/p>\n<p>Round I grant recipients are residents of Orleans, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, individuals applying must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have earned 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) prior to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/li>\n<li>Have worked more than 32 hours per week in restaurants, bars, or hotels in the Greater New Orleans Foundation\u2019s 13-parish region prior to March 9, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Have submitted a complete application which included: electronic copy of driver\u2019s license or government-issued ID; pay stubs for most recent 30 days; and copy of 2018 or 2019 federal tax return form 1040<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Review of applications for Round II Grants of the Louisiana Service &amp; Hospitality Family Assistance Program is already underway and awards will be made by April 24, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>To support this program\u2019s expansion, please donate to the Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund at the Greater New Orleans Foundation by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gnof.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b9ac2db6f6830d1956e4b4613&amp;id=b97dc801a1&amp;e=6380f94eb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.gnof.org\/benson<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharief Ishaq, WDSU News \u2022 April 17, 2020 From \u201cHere&#8217;s how Gayle Benson, Greater New Orleans Foundation are helping service, hospitality industry&#8221; Click to view video. 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