Aspen Bingham used to work as a bartender at Josephine in downtown Phoenix.

On Tuesday afternoon, however, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego declared a state of emergency, immediately shutting down all bars and requiring restaurants to switch to takeout and delivery at 8 p.m.

Now, like many others in the bar and restaurant industry, Bingham finds herself unemployed.

"This was the career path that I chose for myself," she says. "And now I have lost that career that I am passionate about."

Since Tuesday, Bingham has taken to social media to share resources for friends in the restaurant and bar industry — and urging others to do the same. She's calling companies without the financial resources to help their former employees to provide guidance on what to do next and where to find help.

Here are four resources for metro Phoenix restaurant and bar workers to find support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Another Round, Another Rally

Phoenix-based Another Round, Another Rally started nearly two years ago to help those in the hospitality industry with financing. The company focuses on professional development grants along with emergency funding.

CEO and co-founder Amanda Gunderson says the company is ready to help and is doing so as quickly as possible with the influx of applications. Tuesday, the company received 60 applications for emergency funding. That number jumped to more than 1,600 by Wednesday afternoon, she says.

"We have never seen an emergency where every single bartender is in an emergency," she says.

The company is working to provide $500 grants to applicants, which are scheduled to start distributing at the end of next week. Once allocated, the grants will be delivered immediately through Venmo, PayPal and Zelle. For those who don't have a bank account, Visa gift cards will be sent.

One of the company's main goals is to make sure those who need it the most get assistance regardless of status.

"The restaurant industry is powered by a lot of undocumented people," she says. "So we are not checking that type of documentation."

Applications, social media posts and information on the company's website are available in both English and Spanish.

And while the company plans to start sharing funds, it is important to keep collecting donations as well, Gunderson says. Donations to the emergency fund can be made at give.classy.org/campaign/arar-tip-jar.

"The more money coming in the more people we can help and there's a lot of people with their hands out right now," she says.

USBG National Charity Foundation

For bar workers, one of the largest assistance programs comes from the U.S. Bartenders Guild National Charity Foundation. Under normal circumstances, the foundation's emergency assistance program helps bartenders who are out of a job due to a broken leg, surgery, illness or other unforeseen circumstances that prevent them from working.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the foundation created a dedicated "COVID-19 Relief & Response" fund to help manage an influx of requests. Applications include a series of questions used to determine applicants who need assistance the most. The questionnaire also allows applicants to request assistance in the amount they need, up to $2,500. Notices on the website indicate amounts may be lower and processing times longer as so many people apply for help during the coronavirus impact.

Restaurant Workers Community Foundation

The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation advocates for improved workplace culture and policy, workers rights and fair pay. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation created the COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund to help restaurant workers in need.

Since being announced on March 16, the organization is gathering funds. However, the foundation's website offers a list of resources for those impacted by restaurant closures nationwide.

Local First Arizona

Local First Arizona, a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports local businesses throughout Arizona, reorganized its website to prioritize a page of resources for small businesses during the coronavirus shutdown. The page includes information for small business funding along with ways the community can support local businesses and a series of free webinars offering advice from local experts.

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