About 200 Los Angeles cooks are back at work, launching a California project to use federal disaster relief money that pays restaurants to prepare and deliver thousands of healthy meals for at-risk seniors.
Chefs cook meals at the Westin Bonaventure hotel as part of California Governor Gavin Newsom's program to use FEMA and local money to produce meals to deliver to at-risk seniors, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
During a recent Reuters visit to the Bonaventure, the workers filled trays with baked salmon, steamed broccoli, wild rice pilaf, salad, vegetables, roast turkey, and fruit. They then packed the meals into labeled boxes and handed them to waiting taxi drivers, who make the twice-weekly deliveries. The effort is spearheaded by the Hospitality Training Academy and hotel and restaurant union Unite Here.
Some government assistance programs have come under fire for helping large rather than small businesses. In this case, the employees - who have full healthcare coverage - are the biggest beneficiaries, said Susan Minato, co-president of Unite Here Local 11.Many of the Los Angeles recipients come from a temporarily shuttered service that previously shuttled them to senior centers for meals and activities, Minato said.
“Anything like this helps food waste is minimized and our communities are helped - whether that’s a farmer or a senior citizen who is at home alone,” said Jamie Johansson, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation.Slideshow
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