Welcome to Chinatown Partners with Southern Smoke Foundation to Provide Chinese Language Access to Southern Smoke’s COVID-19 Crisis Relief Funds
When we started Welcome to Chinatown, one core reason we felt compelled to serve Manhattan Chinatown is because of its small businesses’ lack of access, specifically language access, to available private and public crisis relief funding. Last year, the Center for Responsible lending estimated 75% of Asian-owned restaurants stood close to no chance of receiving a PPP loan through a mainstream bank or credit union. Furthermore, significant sociocultural norms and linguistic barriers prevented first generation or non-English speaking businesses from applying for financial support.
To widen the funnel of access resources for relief funds and programs, Welcome to Chinatown has partnered with Southern Smoke Foundation — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation raising funds for support and assistance for those in the food and beverage community and their suppliers — to provide translation services for Chinese-speaking applicants who worked in an NYC Chinatown food or beverage establishment and need Chinese translation assistance in completing their application.
In the face of COVID, Southern Smoke set up a crisis relief fund for the thousands of food and beverage industry workers who were furloughed or laid off as restaurants, bars and its suppliers were forced to shut down or operate under tight restrictions and reduced hours throughout the pandemic. Most recently, Southern Smoke received recognition with a $1 million contribution by Chef David Chang after winning the celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Do you need emergency financial assistance and work in the food and beverage industry?
您是否需要或身边有亲友需要紧急经济援助，并在食品和饮料行业工作？
您是否需要或身邊有親友需要緊急經濟援助，並在食品和飲料行業工作？
Southern Smoke Foundation (SSF) is a crisis relief organisation for people in the food and beverage industry. Welcome to Chinatown has partnered with SSF to provide Chinese translation services for applicants who need assistance in completing their application.
Southern Smoke Foundation（SSF）是一个为食品和饮料行业从业人士提供危机救助的组织。现在，Welcome to Chinatown已与SSF展开合作，为需要协助完成申请的申请人提供免费翻译服务。
Southern Smoke Foundation（SSF）是一個為食品和飲料行業從業人士提供危機救助的組織。 現在，Welcome to Chinatown已與SSF展開合作，為需要協助完成申請的申請人提供免費翻譯服務。
Can you apply?
您符合申请条件吗？
您符合申請條件嗎?
To qualify, you must have worked in the food and beverage industry for a minimum of 6 months and an average of 30 hours per week minimum. Every applicant must show proof of employment with paycheck stubs and/or W2s available. SSF requires this and exceptions will not be made.
如果您有意申请SSF经济救助金，申请人必须在食品和饮料行业工作至少6个月，平均工作时间至少每周30小时。申请人必须出示工作证明和/或W-2表格，并证明您需要这笔资金。以上证明材料均为申请SSF经济救助金的必要材料，缺一不可。
如果您有意申請SSF經濟救助金，申請人必須在食品和飲料行業工作至少6個月，平均工作時間至少每週30小時。申請人必須出示工作證明和/或W-2表格，並證明您需要這筆資金。以上證明材料均為申請SSF經濟救助金的必要材料，缺一不可。
Examples of need include utility bills, medical bills, a car accident, family support assistance, and mental health needs.
您可以使用的证明材料包括水电费收据、医疗费收据、车祸、家庭支持援助和精神健康需要等。
您可以使用的證明材料包括水電費收據、醫療費收據、車禍、家庭支持援助和精神健康需要等。
Currently, we are only providing Chinese translation services for applicants who have worked in NYC Chinatown.
目前，我们只对在纽约中国城地区工作或生活的申请人提供翻译帮助。
目前，我們只對在紐約中國城地區工作或生活的申請人提供翻譯幫助。
What is the application process?
申请流程是什么？
申請流程是什麼？
If you do not need translation services, submit your completed application to explain your individual crisis in as much detail as possible. If you need translation assistance, see below (B).
如果您不需要翻译服务，您可以用英文填写申请表，在申请表中尽可能详细的阐述您目前财务的问题。如果您需要翻译服务，请您参看下文B部分。
如果您不需要翻譯服務，您可以用英文填寫申請表，在申請表中盡可能詳細的闡述您目前財務的問題。如果您需要翻譯服務，請您參看下文B部分。Write “Welcome to Chinatown” under the “Other” option for the question ‘How did you find out about Southern Smoke’s Emergency Relief Fund?’
请在 “您是通过何种方式知道Southern Smoke的紧急救助基金的/How did you find out about Southern Smoke’s Emergency Relief Fund?” 问题下选择 “Welcome to Chinatown”
請在 “您是通過何種方式知道Southern Smoke的緊急救助基金的/How did you find out about Southern Smoke's Emergency Relief Fund?” 問題下選擇 “Welcome to Chinatown"
A caseworker will be assigned and may interview you to discuss.
在您提交申请后，SSF方面的志愿者可能会与您对接，并就您的申请联络您。
在您提交申請後，SSF方面的志願者可能會與您對接，並就您的申請聯絡您。If you are asking for help with rent, please have your lease agreement available.
如果您需要房租方面的经济帮助，请您准备好您的房屋租赁合同。
如果您需要房租方面的經濟幫助，請您準備好您的房屋租賃合同。If you need help with your utilities, please have your bills available.
如果您需要水电煤气费方面的经济帮助，请您准备好相关的账单或收据。
如果您需要水電煤氣費方面的經濟幫助，請您準備好相關的帳單或收據。
Your application will be verified by the SSF Executive Director or a committee of SSF volunteers. All funds granted by SSF are subject to taxation to the greatest extent of the law. Welcome to Chinatown does not have any influence in the selection process.
您提交的申请会交于SSF的行政董事、委员会和志愿者进行核实。所有由SSF提供的资金都要在法律允许的最大范围内纳税。Welcome to Chinatown不会在评审过程产生任何影响。
您提交的申請會交於SSF的行政董事、委員會和志願者進行核實。所有由SSF提供的資金都要在法律允許的最大範圍內納稅。Welcome to Chinatown不會在評審過程產生任何影響。
I need Chinese translation assistance. How does this service work?
我需要翻译帮助，我应该怎么做？
我需要翻譯幫助，我應該怎麼做？
Please contact Welcome to Chinatown by completing this form or call (318) 610-0132 and leave a voicemail message with your:
请使用 本表格 或致电(318) 610-0132留言，以联系 Welcome to Chinatown方面，并提供您的：
請使用 本表格 或致電(318) 610-0132留言，以聯繫 Welcome to Chinatown方面，並提供您的：Full name
姓名
姓名Contact number
联系电话或邮箱
聯繫電話或電子郵箱Preferred language for communication
语言偏好
語言偏好Preferred method of contact (email or phone) to schedule interview
联系方式偏好（电话或邮箱）
聯繫方式偏好（電話或郵箱）
A volunteer from Welcome to Chinatown will contact you in your preferred language to coordinate a date/time to complete the questions in the application form with you (estimated one hour and within two weeks of contacting Welcome to Chinatown), and submit the application on your behalf.
Welcome to Chinatown的志愿者会与您取得联系，用您偏好的语言联系您，与您协调时间面谈或通电话，帮助您填写SSF经济救助金申请表。面谈或电话沟通将持续一小时左右。在面谈或电话沟通后的两周内，我们会以您的代理人身份提交SSF经济救助申请表。
Welcome to Chinatown的志願者會與您取得聯繫，用您偏好的語言聯繫您，與您協調時間面談或通電話，幫助您填寫SSF經濟救助金申請表。面談或電話溝通將持續一小時左右。在面談或電話溝通後的兩周內，我們會以您的代理人身份提交SSF經濟救助申請表。
Get Started:
申请SSF经济救助金:
申請SSF經濟救助金:
Apply here in English
点击这里 可用英文直接申请SSF经济救助金
點擊這裡 用英文直接申請Simplified Chinese application (review only. A translator must help you apply in English)
点击这里用简体中文申请，我们的志愿者会帮助您翻译并完成申请。
點擊這裡 用簡體中文申請，我們的志願者會幫助您翻譯並完成申請Traditional Chinese application (review only. A translator must help you apply in English)
点击这里用繁体中文申请，我们的志愿者会帮助您翻译并完成申请。
點擊這裡 用繁體中文申請，我們的志願者會幫助您翻譯並完成申請
Do you need or know anyone who needs emergency financial assistance and works in the food and beverage industry?
您是否需要或身边有亲友需要紧急经济援助，并在食品和饮料行业工作？
您是否需要或身邊有親友需要緊急經濟援助，並在食品和飲料行業工作？
Southern Smoke Foundation (SSF) is a crisis relief organisation for people in the food and beverage industry. Welcome to Chinatown has partnered with SSF to provide translation services for applicants who need assistance in completing their application.
Southern Smoke Foundation（SSF）是一个为食品和饮料行业从业人士提供危机救助的组织。现在，Welcome to Chinatown已与SSF展开合作，为需要协助完成申请的申请人提供免费翻译服务。
Southern Smoke Foundation（SSF）是一個為食品和飲料行業從業人士提供危機救助的組織。 現在，Welcome to Chinatown已與SSF展開合作，為需要協助完成申請的申請人提供免費翻譯服務。
Are you a fluent speaker of a Chinese language? We need you now more than ever!
你会说其他语言吗？我们现在比以往任何时候都更需要你!
你會說其他語言嗎？ 我們現在比以往任何時候都更需要你！
Welcome to Chinatown is recruiting volunteers who can conversationally speak in any non-English language with preferences for Cantonese, Fujanese, and Mandarin to help applicants apply for aid. Please complete the volunteer interest form at: https://www.welcometochinatown.com/contact if you’d like to get involved with your name and spoken language(s). A reading proficiency in Chinese is not required as applications will be completed in English.
Welcome to Chinatown正在招募能够使用多种语言的志愿者，其中广东话、福建话、普通话优先，来帮助需要帮助的申请人申请经济援助。如果您有意愿提供帮助，请发送您的个人信息和你会说/写的语言volunteer@welcometochinatown.com。由于申请表需要用英文填写，因此不要求中文阅读能力。
Welcome to Chinatown正在招募能夠使用多種語言的志願者，其中廣東話、福建話、普通話優先，來説明需要説明的申請人申請經濟援助。 如果您有意願提供説明，請傳送您的個人資訊和你會說/寫的語言volunteer@welcometochinatown.com。由於申請表需要用英文填寫，所以不要求中文閱讀能力。
