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Las Vegas, free food for those who need it, during virus

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Facility Type: Donor
Status: Open

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, NV 00000
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Website: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/17/las-vegas-rallies-vulnerable-coronavirus-intensify/







This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

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Las Vegas businesses are also stepping up to help kids and families. Hawaiian restaurant Aloha Kitchen is offering free meals to anyone who shows up at a designated location with children between 2 and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday until April 3.

Breakfast joint Stacks and Yolks, which has a location in southwest Las Vegas and one in the northwest, is inviting hungry families to come in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday-Friday and get a free lunch, no questions asked, said owner Baha Damanzadeh.

“Just come in, sit down and we’ll take care of the rest,” Damanzadeh said.

Another breakfast spot, Griddlecakes, with three locations that are owned by Damanzadeh’s brother and sister, is offering the same deal during the same times to families with children, Damanzadeh said.

“We’ve lived in Las Vegas for 30-plus years and this city had done nothing but good to us. If we can find a way to give back to the city, we will,” he said.

For those who do not have children or have other needs during the pandemic, a volunteer-driven “mutual aid” system is being established by the Las Vegas Democratic Socialists of America. So far, 11 people have requested help and 28 have signed up to provide help, said Ashley Morris, a Las Vegas DSA member spearheading the effort. Most of them have asked for assistance paying rent and for food, Morris said.

Over the past few days, the group has received $390 in donations, which it plans to use primarily on food, Morris added.

Other than money, healthy volunteers can offer child care and pet care services, storage space for people who are evicted after losing their job, transportation to a doctor’s appointment, or grocery runs so that the elderly and immunocompromised people — who are the greatest risk of contracting a severe case of coronavirus — do not have to leave their homes, said Las Vegas DSA co-chair Kara Hall.

Although DSA Las Vegas is a political organization, the group is working with people of all political backgrounds and perspectives, Hall emphasized.

“This is a very focused, community effort,” she said.

Local nonprofits have started a similar effort to connect people to resources during the pandemic, led by the LGBTQ rights organization Equality Nevada. Organizations involved include the LGBTQ Center in Las Vegas, Gender Justice Nevada and the Three Square Food Bank, among others, said Chris Davin, founder and president of Equality Nevada.

The groups are working on a case-by-case basis to provide financial assistance for families and low-income people, with a particular focus on the needs of the LGBTQ community, Davin said. They also have a hotline and are working on developing a donation system and ways to distribute food, housing funds and supplies.

As an Oct. 1 survivor, Arroyo said she sees similarities between the community’s response to the coronavirus pandemic so far and its response to the mass shooting two and a half years ago.

“This reminds me a lot of that time, where the community all came together and took care of each other,” she said.

Resources

A complete list of emergency food distribution sites in Clark County can be found here.

For immediate food, supplies, rental assistance and other resources, call Equality Nevada’s hotline: 800-495-5119

To request assistance from Las Vegas DSA or to volunteer, contact them at lvdsaresponseteam@gmail.com, or join their Facebook page.

Families with children can obtain free meals between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the following breakfast restaurants:

Griddlecakes, 9480 S. Eastern Ave. #170, Las Vegas

Griddlecakes, 6085 S. Fort Apache Road #180, Las Vegas

Griddlecakes, 6584 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas

Stacks and Yolks, 3200 N. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas

Stacks and Yolks, 7150 S. Durango Dr. #140, Las Vegas

Free meals are also available for families with children between 2 and 4 p.m. at the following locations:

Mondays: Aloha Kitchen, 2605 S. Decatur Blvd, Sahara & Decatur

Tuesdays: Aloha Kitchen, 8150 S. Maryland Parkway, Windmill & I-215

Wednesdays: Aloha Kitchen and Bar, 2605 S. Decatur Blvd. Sahara and Decatur

Thursdays: Aloha Kitchen, Maryland Parkway at UNLV, 4745 S. Maryland Parkway

Fridays: Aloha Kitchen, 4466 E. Charleston Blvd.

Seniors over 60 years of age who need food assistance can call 702-765-4030 Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m to connect with a relevant food service program.

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Created At: Wed Mar 18 05:55:10 +0000 2020
Updated At: Wed Mar 18 05:55:10 +0000 2020
Updated By: tfri

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