A new charitable effort has sprung up in Birmingham that aims to help two of the groups hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak: health care workers and local restaurants.
The initiative is called CareHealth and the premise is that the group will use donated money to buy food from locally-owned restaurants and then it will give those meals to hardworking health care professionals across the Magic City.
CareHealth is a project from Urban Avenues, a collaborative coalition of charitable organizations that focuses on improving the City of Birmingham.
So far, the initiative has partnered with local favorites like Saw’s BBQ, Eugene’s Hot Chicken and Crestline Bagel to provide meals across Birmingham’s health care system.
According to a release, CareHealth has delivered 1,700 meals in its first week and supported 15 restaurants in doing so.
The meals are delivered by volunteers, who receive training and equipment that keeps them and their deliveries safe from contamination.
“CareHealth offers a double dividend for every dollar invested. Health care providers get meals amidst their battle and the light stays on for our food community due to the good people that are investing,” said John Lankford, founder of Urban Avenues.
Those interested in donating to CareHealth, requesting a meal or getting involved in the project can do so at the Urban Avenues website.
Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95.
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