{"id":11992,"date":"2020-04-28T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=11992"},"modified":"2020-04-28T14:47:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:47:17","slug":"greater-new-orleans-foundation-gayle-benson-mcilhenny-company-announce-160000-in-new-grants-from-the-louisiana-service-hospitality-family-assistance-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/greater-new-orleans-foundation-gayle-benson-mcilhenny-company-announce-160000-in-new-grants-from-the-louisiana-service-hospitality-family-assistance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"GNOF, Gayle Benson, McIlhenny Company Announce $160K in New Grants from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS, LA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $160,000 in new grants from its Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, bar, catering and event staffing company 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

The program, launched with leading contributions from\u00a0Mrs. Gayle Benson\u2019s Community Assistance Fund<\/strong>\u00a0at GNOF and the\u00a0McIlhenny Company<\/strong>, maker of\u00a0Tabasco\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>brand pepper sauce, has also received generous support from the\u00a0Allstate Sugar Bowl, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana<\/strong>, the\u00a0Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation,\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation, \u00a0New Orleans Original Daiquiris, JP Morgan Chase,<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Metabolic Studio<\/strong>, and the\u00a0Republic National Distributing Company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to partner with our generous supporters to make these impactful grants to working families,\u201d said\u00a0Andy Kopplin, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/strong>. \u201cThis new round of grants is our latest in a series of awards we have made to provide immediate assistance to families and nonprofits on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 160 grants awarded in this new round from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program will help the families of unemployed bar, hotel and restaurant workers. Of the recipients, 13 were employed at bars, 55 at hotels, and 92 at area restaurants with an average annual income of $26,242 per year, raising between one and four children. This pandemic has adversely impacted working families in all southeast Louisiana communities. Round II grant recipients are residents of Orleans, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Terrebonne. The program has now awarded $1,000 dollar grants to 573 families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to lovingly thank all of the generous donors of this fund,\u201d\u00a0said Elizabeth Schaubhut of St. Bernard Parish<\/strong>. \u201cThis grant has helped to take a huge burden of anxiety and stress about paying bills that have continued to mount during the close of the economy off my mind. Your kindness is very appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Applications will be accepted for the next round of Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program grants starting Friday, May 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. To apply, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/service-and-hospitality-employee-family-program\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To qualify, individuals applying must:<\/p>\n