Amara Kitchen Employee Relief Fund: Eaton Fire Recovery

We are devastated to announce the loss of Amara Kitchen Altadena to the Eaton Fire. While we are deeply grateful that our staff is safe, many of us have been displaced and evacuated from our homes. Never in a million years did we imagine this could happen to our team or community. We are acutely aware of how many others in Los Angeles have been affected by this tragedy and are working with trusted partners to find ways to support ourselves and those around us during this challenging time.

In response to these events, we have created this GoFundMe to support our employees, many of whom face furloughs or significant reductions in hours due to the immediate loss of work and revenue.

We are facing many difficult decisions in the coming days, but after ensuring the safety of our team, preserving their livelihoods remains our highest priority. Supporting our employees is central to the ethos of Amara Kitchen and who we are as a small, Latina-owned business. As a founder who is also native to Los Angeles, I am deeply committed to supporting our diverse team of passionate, hardworking individuals who bring their unique skills and dedication to everything they do. Your support will allow us to continue empowering and uplifting our team as we navigate this crisis and work toward reopening.

As soon as we are able, we will begin the process of finding a new kitchen-ready space to reopen and resume serving our community. With your help, we hope to raise the necessary funds to keep our staff employed and build a stronger path forward during this uncertain time.

We are deeply grateful to our customers, family, friends, neighbors, and the wider community for the outpouring of love and support we’ve received over the past few days. Amara Kitchen wouldn’t exist without you, nor would we be able to employ nearly 50 amazing individuals. Your kindness, care, and prayers mean the world to us.

If you’re able to support us, whether through a donation or by sharing our story, we would be incredibly thankful. Alternatively, we’d love to welcome you to our Highland Park location, where we are eager to serve you nourishing, healthy food made with love and hope.

Thank you for standing with us during these unimaginable days. Together, we can rebuild and continue to serve the community we love so much.

-Paola and Team