“Feed the Frontline” supplies medical workers with healthy, free meals from restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis
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This week the community effort expanded and formalized itself through its partnership with World Central Kitchen. The initial goal is to feed 450 hospital workers in intensive care and emergency room units in six Los Angeles hospitals.Over the coming days and weeks, the group plans to ramp up fundraising to expand meal distribution to other hospitals.
For each donation of $25, the group will partner with L.A. restaurants to deliver lunch and dinner to hospital workers, a goal that will “keep medical workers fed and help the restaurants stay open and get their people paid,” Berman wrote. World Central Kitchen plans to scale the program nationally; all contributions will be routed through the nonprofit so they are tax deductible.
For L.A. restaurants looking to participate, Berman asks those that are able to supply nutritious pre-packaged meals for 60 to 125 workers to contact
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