How a Philly Chef Is Using Tamales to Support Immigrant Workers During Coronavirus

Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé, phillymag.com

In collaboration with Lost Bread Co., Ana Caballero has cooked up a plan to help restaurant workers who are not eligible for government support. “I was just sitting at home feeling so helpless,” she said. “There are a lot of people I work with who are undocumented, or for other reasons, unable to get support from the government — even though they have taxes taken out of their paychecks just like everybody else. I wanted to do something to actually put some money in their pocket, because it’s crazy to think that people can survive for two or three months without even a lick of income.” In partnership with Lost Bread Co., Caballero came up with Proyecto Tamal (details here) a weekly sale of tamales which she makes in collaboration with a different family each week.

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