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Get Meal Assistance

Update: We’ve Moved Our Operation to The Commissary located at 634 Orange Street.

Are you a member of New Orleans’ LGBTQ community, service industry, or gig economy? Are you out of work? Let us help with free meal assistance.

Program Overview

New Orleans is a city known worldwide for its hospitality. When a stay-at-home order was promulgated by Mayor LaToya Cantrell, vital for fighting the novel coronavirus, it immediately resulted in mass layoffs for the local service industry and gig economy workers.

After seeing the effect of the mayor’s order and the resulting need for food security, Sarah Manowitz and Reed Wendorf teamed up to lend a hand. Sarah is the general manager of Oz New Orleans and Reed is the Editor-in-Chief of Ambush Magazine & CrescentCity.com.

The meal assistance program began when the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Engagement (ONE) reached out. The ONE was looking to connect Gate Group, a manufacturer of hot, cold, and ambient shelf-stable foods for the airline industry, with community groups providing meals for those impacted by COVID-19-related food security issues. Since starting, additional food supply partners have joined the effort, including World Central Kitchen, Gate Gourmet, Barmen’s Fund, SBP, and Nola Tree Project who provide roughly 28,000 meals each week (as of March 5).

This effort wouldn’t be possible without our amazing team of volunteers or without our donors, sponsors, and partners.

In Partnership With

Ambush Magazine
Auction House Market
Barman’s Fund
Betty’s Bar & Bistro
Big Easy Fresh Market
Big Easy Petshop and Rescue
Blue Runner Beans
CrescentCity.com
Councilmember Jason Rogers Williams
Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer
Dickie Brennan & Co. Restaurants

Gate Group
Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office
New Orleans Original Daiquiri
New Orleans USBG
Nola Tree Project
Oz New Orleans
SBP
Seven Three Distilling Co
The Commissary
World Central Kitchen

How Does It Work?

  1. Complete the form below.
  2. Specify if you would like your meals delivered to your home or if you’ll pick it up at The Commissary located at 634 Orange Street in the French Quarter. Note: Delivery ought to be reserved for those in a high-risk category.
  3. In roughly one to two days, you’ll receive an email with details on when your meals will be available for pickup or when you should expect your delivery.
  4. There is no need to re-register each week.
  5. Enjoy!

Note: If there are multiple people in your household, please have each one of them fill this form out separately.

Apply for Meal Assistance