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SUMMARY:Leon Bridges Live benefiting the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund
DESCRIPTION:Leon Bridges has decided to host a live\, online concert this Thursday\, 4/30 at 8pm with support from Kent & Co Magnolia Wine Bar. Special guest Abraham Alexander will join.\n\n\n\nFacebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1101904446862945/ \n\n\n\nThe Southside Culinary Arts Retail Entertainment and Service Fund offers $250 relief grants to Near Southside creatives\, gig and service workers that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The fund was made possible by a $10\,000 matching funds lead gift from Marilyn and Marty Englander\, owners of Kent & Co\, and other community leaders who stepped forward to assist those in need. Since launching this week\, the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund has raised nearly $35\,000 and applications are already being serviced with checks in the mail. The fund relies on community contributions to serve applicants\, and a waitlist of applications is being served as quickly as funding becomes available. You can double your impact by making a financial gift to support those in need via PayPal phone app @southsidecares or by visiting wegetbytogether.com \n\nWe're good at coming together for a cause. But in times like these\, we need to do more than unite with each other. We need to unite for each other. \n\n \n\n \n\nDONATE at wegetbytogether.com \n\n \n\n \n\nWHO CAN APPLY?\n\nWith many of our district's retailers\, restaurants\, bars\, breweries\, entertainment venues\, and events closed or operating at reduced capacity\, Near Southside creatives\, gig and service industry employees are facing significant financial impacts. These important professionals have served on the front lines of the Near Southside's revitalization as the friendly faces of our most beloved businesses and experiences. So much of the Near Southside's culture and prosperity has been made possible because of their everyday contributions. While many still await assistance from PPP\, EIDL\, unemployment\, or a simple return to work\, their need for essential purchases and payment of monthly bills continues to apply financial pressure.\n\n \n\nAny person currently employed\, or previously employed in the Near Southside immediately prior to COVID-19\, facing a financial hardship in the following professions:\n\n \n\n Culinary professionals including kitchen staff\, cooking schools\, food truck operators\, brewers\, distillers\, restaurant management\, self-employed food entrepreneurs and other food-based positions\n\n Art professionals including artists of all media\, arts educators\, and non-profit arts professionals. Artists who are self-employed may apply if they are a resident of the Near Southside district.\n\n Retail professionals in customer service and management\n\n Entertainment professionals including musicians\, actors\, comedians\, sound technicians\, lighting\, stage management\, recording and talent booking \n\n Service industry professionals including restaurant and bar front of house staff\, service providers such as health instructors\, stylists\, and service managers\n\n Other\, if we have somehow omitted your profession but you believe it should be included in the spirit of this grant\, please apply and share the specifics of your role in the Near Southside for our review.\n\n \n\nApplicants must demonstrate a professional connection to the district and provide a simple statement of need. Qualified applicants will be eligible for a one-time grant of $250. All applications received will be evaluated for need and funds will be distributed on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n\n \n\n \n\nDETAILS\n\n Please apply only once.\n\n Program operates on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n\n All applicants are asked to provide a simple explanation of how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted them and to offer a statement of need.\n\n Applicants must provide Near Southside employer contact information\, proof of consistent Near Southside professional partnership\, or self-employed applicants must provide a valid Near Southside residential or business address.\n\n Recipients will be awarded a one-time $250 grant.\n\n Funds will be distributed as long as they are available.\n\n \n\n \n\nTAX INFORMATION\n\nHistoric Southside\, Inc.\, managed by Near Southside\, Inc.\, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization servicing the Near Southside community's charitable initiatives. Gifts to the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund will be tax-deductible\, with tax acknowledgements provided by Historic Southside\, Inc. for any individual donations of $250 or more.\n\nNear Southside\, Inc. is a private\, member-funded\, non-profit 501(c)(4) development company dedicated to the revitalization of Fort Worth's Near Southside. NSI began as a small coalition of Near Southside businesses and community leaders and has grown dramatically over the last decade. We invite you to join us as we promote the redevelopment of Fort Worth's Near Southside as a vibrant\, urban\, mixed-use neighborhood.\n\n \n\n \n\nQUESTIONS?\n\n \n\nMegan Henderson\n\nNear Southside\, Inc.\n\nDirector of Events & Communications\n\nSouthside CARES Fund Administrator \n\nmegan@nearsouthsidefw.org\n\n817-966-1880 (text only please)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThe event will go live at bit.ly/leoncares supporting the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund. Learn more and donate at wegetbytogether.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Leon Bridges has decided to host a live\, \;online \;concert this Thursday\, 4/30 at 8pm with support from Kent &\; Co Magnolia Wine Bar. \;Special guest Abraham Alexander will join.
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\nFacebook event at \;https://www.facebook.com/events/1101904446862945/ \;
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\nThe \;Southside \;Culinary \;Arts \;Retail \;Entertainment and \;Service Fund \;offers $250 relief grants to Near Southside creatives\, gig and service workers that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The fund \;was made possible by a \;$10\,000 \;matching funds lead gift from Marilyn and Marty Englander\, owners of Kent &\; Co\, \;and other community leaders who stepped forward to assist those in need. \;Since launching this week\, the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund has raised nearly $35\,000 and applications are already being serviced with checks in the mail. \;The fund relies on community contributions to serve applicants\, and \;a waitlist of applications is being served as quickly as funding becomes available. \;You can double your impact by making a financial gift to support those in need via \;PayPal phone app @southsidecares \;or by visiting \;wegetbytogether.com \;
\nWe&rsquo\;re good at coming together for a cause. But in times like these\, we need to do more than unite with each other. \;We need to unite \;for \;each other. \;
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\nDONATE \;at \;wegetbytogether.com \;
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\nWHO CAN APPLY?
\nWith many of our district&rsquo\;s retailers\, restaurants\, bars\, breweries\, entertainment venues\, and events closed or operating at reduced capacity\, Near Southside creatives\, gig and service industry employees are facing significant financial impacts. These important professionals have served on the front lines of the Near Southside&rsquo\;s revitalization as the friendly faces of our most beloved businesses and experiences. So much of the Near Southside&rsquo\;s culture and prosperity has been made possible because of their everyday contributions. While many still await assistance from PPP\, EIDL\, unemployment\, or a simple return to work\, their need for essential purchases and payment of monthly bills continues to apply financial pressure.
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\nAny person currently employed\, or previously employed in the Near Southside immediately prior to COVID-19\, \;facing a financial hardship \;in the following professions:
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\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Culinary \;professionals including kitchen staff\, cooking schools\, food truck operators\, brewers\, distillers\, restaurant management\, self-employed food entrepreneurs and other food-based positions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Art \;professionals including artists of all media\, arts educators\, and non-profit arts professionals. Artists who are self-employed may apply if they are a resident of the Near Southside district.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Retail \;professionals in customer service and management
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Entertainment \;professionals including musicians\, actors\, comedians\, sound technicians\, lighting\, stage management\, recording and talent booking \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Service \;industry professionals including restaurant and bar front of house staff\, service providers such as health instructors\, stylists\, and service managers
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Other\, if we have somehow omitted your profession but you believe it should be included in the spirit of this grant\, please apply and share the specifics of your role in the Near Southside for our review.
\n \;
\nApplicants must demonstrate a professional connection to the district and provide a simple statement of need. \;Qualified applicants will be eligible for a one-time grant of $250. \;All applications received will be evaluated for need and funds will be distributed on a first-come\, first-served basis.
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\nDETAILS
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Please apply only once.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Program operates on a first-come\, first-served basis.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;All applicants are asked to provide a simple explanation of how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted them and to offer a statement of need.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Applicants must provide Near Southside employer contact information\, proof of consistent Near Southside professional partnership\, or self-employed applicants must provide a valid Near Southside residential or business address.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Recipients will be awarded a one-time $250 grant.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Funds will be distributed as long as they are available.
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\nTAX INFORMATION
\nHistoric Southside\, Inc.\, managed by Near Southside\, Inc.\, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization servicing the Near Southside community&rsquo\;s charitable initiatives. \;Gifts to the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund will be tax-deductible\, with tax acknowledgements provided by Historic Southside\, Inc. for any individual donations of $250 or more.
\nNear Southside\, Inc. is a private\, member-funded\, non-profit 501(c)(4) development company dedicated to the revitalization of Fort Worth&rsquo\;s Near Southside. NSI began as a small coalition of Near Southside businesses and community leaders and has grown dramatically over the last decade. We invite you to join us as we promote the redevelopment of Fort Worth&rsquo\;s Near Southside as a vibrant\, urban\, mixed-use neighborhood.
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\nQUESTIONS?
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\nMegan Henderson
\nNear Southside\, Inc.
\nDirector of Events &\; Communications
\nSouthside CARES Fund Administrator \;
\nmegan@nearsouthsidefw.org
\n817-966-1880 (text only please)
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\nThe event will go live at \;bit.ly/leoncares \;supporting the Southside C.A.R.E.S. Fund. \;Learn more and donate at \;wegetbytogether.com
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