Pass the Hat: Give Monthly

Monthly Giving. Daily Impact.

Passing the hat is a bittersweet restaurant tradition. It’s how the food service community responds to a crisis – individual support added together to make a profound impact – and it’s a tradition our dedicated supporters don’t take for granted.  

  • Pass the Hat is your opportunity to join our dedicated supporters to help food service workers in crisis. Your monthly gifts add up to make a profound impact, letting food service workers know they aren’t alone – you’ve got their back.

  • Pass the Hat is your opportunity to invest in yourself and your co-workers. Your monthly gifts add up to provide housing and utility payments when you or a co-worker need help. 

    “Giving Kitchen helped me remain independent.”
    – Zachary, server/bartender, surgery, former Pass the Hat donor

    Zachary first learned about Giving Kitchen when he started donating $2 per paycheck in 2019.  

    Fast forward, after a serious bike accident, Zachary underwent surgery for his broken leg and ankle and found himself out of work. Remembering Giving Kitchen, he reached out for help. 

    “Giving Kitchen helped pay for two months of my rent and utilities which enabled me to focus on paying medical bills, food, and other essentials that I would have had to forgo in order to cover rent.”
    – Zachary, server/bartender, surgery, former Pass the Hat donor

    *To receive help from Giving Kitchen, food service workers are not required to donate.

What Your Gift Means

By giving monthly to support those who serve us every day, your gift could add up over the year to fund:

  • A Gas Bill: $5/month (16¢/day)

  • A Water Bill: $10/month (33¢/day)

  • One Month of All Utilities: $25/month (83¢/day)

  • Two Months of All Utilities: $50/month ($1.66/day)

  • One Month of Rent: $100/month ($3.33/day)

  • One Client's Financial Assistance Award: $185/month ($6.16/day)

  • One and a Half Client's Full Financial Assistance Awards: $250/month ($8.33/day)

Giving just $5 per month can cover a full utility bill for a food service worker in crisis. 

 
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DONATE VIA ALTERNATE METHOD 

To set up your monthly donation via personal check, family foundation, or donor advised fund, please complete this form. 

 

Join Giving Kitchen’s community of supporters that give monthly for those who serve us every day! 

Not ready to Pass the Hat? Fund an immediate need by making a one-time donation today.

Photo of a Giving Kitchen client
Photo of a Giving Kitchen client

Questions about contributing to Giving Kitchen monthly?

Email Ella Burge at ella.burge@thegivingkitchen.org.

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