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For Restaurants, GoFundMe Proves a Not-Quick-Enough Fix

When restaurants and bars across the United States were forced to close their doors in March in the wake of COVID-19’s rapid spread, most service industry workers were stripped of their income and left to wonder how they would pay for groceries, rent, and bills, and in many cases, provide for their families. Some turned to unemployment benefits and government assistance, but it would be weeks before they saw any money, if they would at all. Even as many restaurants