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Out-of-work restaurant servers can’t make ends meet. A community effort offers help.

As Philadelphia restaurant servers have increasingly been out of work amid the coronavirus pandemic, they're worried about how they will be able to support themselves for the next four weeks – the earliest they could receive unemployment compensation. Three people have stepped in to help.

A server folds napkins while preparing for dinner service at Barclay Prime in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square. Coronavirus has caused a financial crisis for restaurant workers who depend on tips.
A server folds napkins while preparing for dinner service at Barclay Prime in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square. Coronavirus has caused a financial crisis for restaurant workers who depend on tips.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer