In March of 2020, four restaurant operators had to lay off their staff…
…and we immediately reached out to each other to ask “what can be done?”
We founded FIRA and began raising funds within 7 days to assist hospitality professionals who had been laid off due to COVID. Workers in our industry are notoriously under-insured and rarely have savings set back in case of emergency. Today, we continue to raise funds for the Hospitality Emergency Relief Opportunity fund to provide a safety net for individuals experiencing hardship.