Episode 4: Fighting Hunger One Shift at a Time
The COVID-19 crisis has severely impacted the service industry while also putting many people in desperate need of meals. At the same time, nonprofits that usually provide food assistance are seeing a spike in the need for volunteers because of municipal physical distancing orders. Get Shift Done is a relief fund and initiative launched in North Texas to address all of these challenges. Sejal Desai of Communities Foundation of Texas’ CFT for Business chats with us about how the initiative started, the impact it's having to stabilize incomes, relieve hunger and create opportunities for similar programs in other cities.
