{"id":27209,"date":"2020-04-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/?p=27209"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:21:11","slug":"care-packs-for-baristas-with-baristacare-a-coffee-community-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/news\/care-packs-for-baristas-with-baristacare-a-coffee-community-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Packs for baristas with #BaristaCare, a coffee community project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over 250 care packs pledged for furloughed baristas by leading coffee companies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown has had a profound impact on baristas and coffee professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inevitable uncertainty has created insecurity for many baristas and coffee professionals and hardship in a number of cases where employers have not been able to pay wages and\/or furloughed wages until government financial support begins to be distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Baristas has instigated #BaristaCare to support the coffee community at this time. Teaming up with like-minded coffee companies the first action is to distribute over 250 care packs to furloughed baristas and coffee professionals. And we hope to be able to distribute as many as 500 packs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We want baristas and coffee professionals to know that the coffee industry cares for them”, explains United Baristas founder Tim Ridley. He continues, “Care Packs have been designed to provide practical support to those baristas facing hardship and emotional support to all”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Care packs include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n