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Because this program supports individuals, rather than businesses, the daily outlay of cash can be lower and, De Wulf hopes, sustainable for a longer stretch. They've completed 51,000 meals within the last month, pouring half a million dollars into New Orleans restaurants. "Every workplace is the same, when somebody brings delicious food, everybody is happier," said Red Beans founder, Devin De Wulf. If you enjoyed this story, you might also like reading about how you can help the Black community, which is being disproportionately affected by the global health crisis right now. He said he was inspired by a universal truth — that any time someone brings delicious food into a workplace, everyone there is instantly happier. Residents of one of the most creative cities on earth have come together to lift each other up amid the global health crisis.

49 restaurants and coffee shops are being supported by the initiative. Krewe of Red Beans founder Devin De Wulf, who led the effort, said his goal was to push an infusion of cash to local restaurants to help them stay afloat. It did so as the crisis was rapidly unfolding and upending many businesses. Some restaurant operators on the receiving end said Feed the Front Line NOLA purchases kept them from shutting down. Today, he says he hopes it was a bridge for restaurants as they recast themselves for business under pandemic restrictions.

The starting bid rings in at $15,000 with all profits going to Feed the Front Line NOLA. GiveForms donation forms are easy to set up and use, so the team at the Krewe of Red Bean seamlessly embedded them on their project websites, allowing visitors to donate using credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, and bank transfers. This ease of use, both by donors and the organizers, was appreciated by Devin and the team. GoFundMe held tens of thousands of dollars in donations for over 60 days, forcing Devin to take out personal loans to pay for meals he had promised.

Southern Solidarity is buying, packing and delivering hot meals, blankets and clothes to people living on the street in New Orleans during the COVID-19 lockdown. They are receiving donations of ingredients from restaurants and buying food with monetary donations coming in through Venmo. Elysian Meals consists of a core group of three friends and a rotating cast of volunteers who are cooking 50 to 100 meals a day right now to feed those living on the street during the COVID-19 lockdown. Off Their Plate provides nutritious meals to hospital teams while providing more than 50% of meal cost as economic relief for restaurant workers at risk of unemployment.

As New Orleans battles COVID-19, many of the city's prominent law firms are looking outside courtrooms and conference rooms for ways to help. Their new program, L.I.G.H.T (Lawyers’ Initiative Giving Hospitals Thanks), has raised more than $100,000 to feed frontline healthcare workers and support New Orleans's renowned food and music industries. Started by a small group of local moms in Los Angeles, Help Feed the Frontlines is now partnered with World Central Kitchen to feed healthcare workers meals from local restaurants.

The new initiative builds on Rouses Markets’ commitment to support vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19. In March, the grocer kicked off a first-in-the-country program to sell ready-made meals from local restaurants. Proceeds from the sales of these chef-prepared meals go directly to the restaurants. To provide support for our creatives and culture bearers, we're pitching in to help the best way we know how — spreading the art. Where Y'Art has partnered with #FeedtheFrontLineNOLA to provide prints, based on original, commissioned works by several local artists of local healthcare heroes.

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This led to what became known as a "jazz funeral", with the SAPC members marching in a dirge with a brass band before the deceased body being "cut loose" and a celebratory parade begins. The same club exercised their social aspect with a colorful, annual, public Second Line parade through their home community. The initiative will pair older, more vulnerable musicians and artists with their younger counterparts to assist them with shopping for their groceries and household needs. Violence has marred some parades in recent years, including the May 12, 2013 Mother's Day Parade shooting where 19 were wounded and one was trampled. De Wulf says that in addition to helping local restaurants, the morale boost for the health care workers is an important part of the effort. Feed the Second Line, a sister effort, was announced on Friday , which would have been the second day of our city’s beloved Jazz and Heritage Festival.

As of April 19, the Feed the Front Line NOLA had sent over 60,000 meals to doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers engaged directly with COVID-19 patients, spending $566,000 in the local economy so far. “We chose the name Feed the Front Line NOLA because the hospital workers were the ones protecting us,” says De Wulf. The group commissioned six local artists to create original work based on a photo taken by Katie Sikora during one the food deliveries to Tulane Medical Center. The works were printed with the slogan “NOLA Healthcare Won’t Bow Down,” and they appear around the city as posters, banners and yard signs. Jay Butler and Shonda McNeil at Joey K's on Magazine Street, one of the restaurants helping feed health care workers through #feedthefrontline, while getting a lifeline of business in take-out mode.

Sign up for special tips, offers, and info about all the latest happenings around NOLA with our monthly Insider’s Guide, delivered right to your inbox. For more information on second-lines and their history, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum and the House of Dance and Feathers. New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne is doing that through a new piece of art called, "Front Line." The Krewe of Red Beans is know for its suits, which are decorated with food items such as beans, rice, lentils, bay leafs, peas among other things and inspired by the intricate bead work of Mardi Gras Indians.

The first female mayor of the City of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell has faced an unprecedented set of challenges during her first term. The loss of human life during the pandemic was felt acutely in the mayor’s office, according to Cantrell, who said that the casualties motivated the city's response and inspired efforts to help the community emerge from the crisis. Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department, has been at the center of the COVID-19 crisis from the start. Born and raised in the New Orleans area, she has been the public face of the city’s response to COVID-19 and has been responsible for orchestrating the city’s efforts in establishing safety protocols and testing centers. With the hospitality and tourism industries completely shut down, small business owners are all looking for ways to stay creative and generate new business, all while keeping people employed.

When Chef Nathanial Zimet got an order for 110 meals from his restaurant in Uptown New Orleans, he was just days away from closing his doors. It was one week into the stay at home order issued by the governor of Louisiana in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and businesses everywhere were suffering. A ragtag group behind the band waves handkerchiefs to the beat of the drum, while a grand marshal in a snazzy suit and jaunty hat leads the way – out-dancing, out buck-jumping them all as he waves his feathered fan. Feed Nola Lisa shares about her Trinidadian and Tobagonian heritage and Nathanial shares his experience surviving Hurricane Katrina and seeing the city come together during times of hardship. The Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., is holding a benefit concert and blood drive Saturday in support of Joe Cooper, who was shot four times while protecting his wife and his home in Gentilly. The Emergency Medical Service gave him a blood transfusion on the way to University Medical Center, which helped to save his life.
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