Throughout the month of April, Extra Serving is bringing you a new bonus content series: Get to Know a Nonprofit, highlighting nonprofit organizations that either benefit members of the restaurant industry or actively work through the restaurant industry to benefit others. 

Next up in Get to Know a Nonprofit is Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides emergency assistance for foodservice workers through financial support and a network of community resources. Giving Kitchen started in Atlanta in 2013 with Chef Ryan Hidinger, who turned to his restaurant employers for support when he was diagnosed with stage-four terminal cancer. The Atlanta restaurant community rallied around Ryan in his time of need, raising funds to support Ryan and his wife, Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, while he received treatment. Ryan tragically passed away from his cancer, but Jen carried on the torch through Giving Kitchen, which has expanded to the rest of the country in the decade-plus since Ryan’s passing. 

Jen joined the podcast to share more about how foodservice employees can find support from Giving Kitchen, and how restaurant leaders can participate in this much-needed cause. 

To learn more about Giving Kitchen or to get involved, visit www.givingkitchen.org.