The non-profit organization Regarding her (RE: Her) opened the call for women owners of restaurants in Los Angeles, whose businesses have been affected by covid – 19, register to compete for a scholarship of $ 10, 000.
“That money can be used however they want, be it for the costs of food, furniture or personnel. It’s about helping them survive, ”said Sandra Cordero, one of Regarding Her’s 8 founding female chefs.
“ We created this non-profit organization last year when a group of women restaurant owners in Los Angeles we got together for Zoom, to see how to help us because the government was not doing enough for us during the pandemic ”, said Cordero, owner of Gasolina Café, a tapas restaurant in Woodland Hills, a neighborhood Los Angeles.
RE: Her is dedicated to empowering women who own food preparation and sale businesses through focused initiatives in this industry, virtual and physical events and promotion and representation.
Your mission is pr provide opportunity and financial and educational resources to women food business owners in Los Angeles.
“Currently we are more than 80 members ”, stated Cordero.
Recovery scholarships
This year, RE: Her announced a covid impact relief scholarship program – 19 sponsored by DoorDash to support 15 women restaurant owners in Los Angeles County.
“Applications will be open until Sunday. They are for restaurants where women have at least the 15% of the business ownership ”, observed Cordero.
And they can request the $ 10, 000, women who own restaurants, but also those who provide services of catering (preparation of meals for events) and lunch boxes ( food trucks ).
He added that scholarship applicants are asked to meet certain requirements, simply to prove that they are real people.
In addition to the $ 10, 01 , those chosen will receive access to consulting and mentoring from restaurant finance specialists such as Elissa Phillips from Mise En Place Restaurant Services, Delmy Franco from HR Specialists Gr oup and in marketing by Joy Limanon of Peridot Consulting.
The winners of the scholarships will be Selected by business experts such as Mendocino Farms founder Ellen Chen, former Food & Wines editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, food reporter Jenn Harris, The Hundreds founders Bob and Bobby Hundreds, bookkeeper restaurant manager Barbara Barschak, restaurateur Roy Choi, consultant Monti Carlo, attorney Elizabeth Sbardaletti, Jessica Kaczmerek of the James Irvine Foundation, and Kristin Aldana-Taday of the Hilton Foundation.
“ In the last four months, RE: Her has grown to become a platform that connects more than . continue to be champions and empower our community with these scholarships ”, said Lien Ta, founding member of RE: Her.
He added that the scholarship program has been a key element for his organization from day one. “We are excited to give our members a boost, as they recover from the greatest challenge in the history of our industry.”
Through From a donation made by DoorDash, RE: Her was able to establish a digital platform and app they called Made by Women to easily identify women owners on DoorDash.
“The initiatives that DoorDash has implemented since last year to support women-owned businesses are aligned with Re: Her’s mission that goes beyond scholarships to include educational and marketing resources. for the members, ”said Heather Sperling, Founding Member.
He showed that a third Food delivery partner can be both a challenge and a lifesaver for restaurants, but we’re excited to partner with one of the key players to channel resources as they rebuild over the next several months.
RE: Her scholarship program applications close on 23 of May. Winners will be announced on June 19 . The details that make you eligible are here : regardingherfood.org/grant.
For more information visit regardingherfood.org ; or follow them on Instagram at @ RegardingHerFood .
They are Founding members of RE: Her, Sandra Cordero from Gasolina Cafe , Sylvie Gabriele from Love & Salt), Bricia Lopez from La Guelaguetza, Mary Sue Milliken from Border Grill, Socalo, Kimberly Prince from Hotville Chicken, Dina Samson from Rossoblu, Superfine Pizza, Heather Sperling from Botanica, Lien Ta from All Day Baby and Brittney Valles from Guerrilla Tacos.