Brewery Resources

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With so much going on in the wake of Hurricane Helene, we have put together a list of resources for anyone who needs them. Please use the links below and feel free to let us know of any other resources that might be helpful to our partners.

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4828

  • Feeding Tampa Bay - Please find our emergency response efforts below or search this page to find all of our food relief services. https://feedingtampabay.org/findfood

  • FloridaCommerce’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program provides short-term, zero-interest working capital loans intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer term recovery funding such as federally or commercially available loans, insurance claims or other resources. For eligibility requirements, visit Floridajobs.org/EBL

  • Red Cross Open Shelters - If an emergency has forced you to evacuate your home, or disrupted your access to essential services, the Red Cross may be able to help. https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html

  • Small Business Administration - Explore SBA's low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

  • Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) - View Executive Orders related to Hurricane Helene relief https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/emergency/#orders

  • CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is here to help restaurant operations employees with legally dependent children if you face any of the following grant qualifications: Medical diagnosis/crisis, injury, death of the employee, spouse or child, or the loss of home or place or work due to the natural disaster. - https://coregives.org/

  • Mental Health - The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. The helpline puts people in need of counseling on the path to recovery. When you call or text, crisis counselors listen to what’s on your mind with patience and without judgment. The helpline is open to anyone experiencing emotional distress related to disasters. This includes survivors of disasters; loved ones of victims; first responders; rescue, recovery, and relief workers; clergy; and parents and caregivers. You may call for yourself or on behalf of someone else. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

  • Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program - If you lost your job or had a break in your employment, self-employment, or business as a direct result of Hurricane Helene, you might be able to get benefit money from DUA. - https://floridajobs.org/Reemployment-Assistance-Service-Center/reemployment-assistance/claimants/disaster-unemployment-assistance

  • World Central Kitchen - Providing free meals throughout Florida. https://wck.org/

  • Southern Smoke Foundation - From farmers to fry cooks, servers to sommeliers, Southern Smoke takes care of our own by putting dollars directly into the pockets of food and beverage workers when it’s needed most. https://southernsmoke.org/