APRON INC. –BLUEGRASS BARTENDERS & RESTAURANT WORKERS  FUND 

APRON, Inc. was founded in 2011 by a group of individuals with ties to the local restaurant community. Apron supporters include owners, servers, chefs and others concerned about our local independent food and beverage service workers. They realize that independent restaurant employees may be susceptible to financial distress in times of crisis.

The mission of APRON, Inc. is to provide temporary, limited financial relief to professional food and beverage workers in the Louisville, KY metro area who work at locally-owned establishments and who are experiencing financial distress due to illness, accident, emergency, or catastrophic event through no fault of their own.

What is APRON INC?  APRON, Inc. is a charitable organization for professional food service workers who have been directly impacted by a severe hardship, crisis or a catastrophic incident that was beyond their control. Since funding for APRON, Inc. comes from the public and businesses in the food service industry, care is taken to make sure that the grants are given only for unavoidable hardships. Grants must also follow guidelines provided by the IRS.

Eligible Financial Hardships Include:  Residential fire or flooding / Acts of nature that result in major property damage to primary residence or automobile / Death of an employee or an immediate family member resulting in a financial hardship / Other person financial hardships / Living assistance for housing, food and other essential household expenses / Theft/loss of essential property

Serves the Louisville, KY metro area.