New Jersey Breweries Joining Together To Help People Without Work in Hospitality Industry

Kimberly Davis reports.

PANDEMIC HIT THE REGION NEARLY 5MILLION FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENTIN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY ANDDELAWARE.A GROUP OF LOCAL BUSINESSESARE BREWING UP SOMETHING GOOD TOHELP AN UNEMPLOYED HOSPITALITYWORKER.KIMBERLY DAVIS BRINGSES US THESTORY OF COLD BEER AND GENEROUSSPIRITS FROM SOUTH JERSEY.REPORTER: MILLIONS OF PEOPLEREMAIN UNEMPLOYED ACROSS THECOUNTRY DUE TO STAY AT HOMEORDERS.SOUTH JERSEY BREWERIES ARETEAMING UP TO HELP UNEMPLOYEDHOSPITALITY WORKERS GET THROUGHTHE PANDEMIC.OK.Reporter: AS BUSINESSESCONTINUE TO ADJUST TO THEIR NEWWAY OF WORK, THEY'RE ALSOTHINKING OF COLLEAGUES WHOAREN'T AT FORTUNATE TO STILL BEEMPLOYED.BUSINESS HAS BEEN OK.IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT NEARLY ASGREAT AS IT WOULD BE IF THETAPROOM WAS OPEN.BUT WE HAVE A STRONG FOLLOWINGOF REGULARS.Reporter: CRYSTAL LOCK MAN ISTHE CO OWNER OF AX AND ARROW.ONE OF 40 NEW JERSEY BREWERIESTO HELP PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK INTHE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.BROOKLYN'S OTHER HALF BREWINGCOMPANY CREATED A BEER CALLEDALTOGETHER IPA.PART OF FUNDS FROM THE PROJECTWILL GO TOWARDS UNEMPLOYEDHOSPITALITY WORKERSIT COULD BE FOLKS YOU KNOWARE IN NEED.WHATEVER YOU DO.JUST WANT TO HELP SOMEONE INNEED.Reporter: IN ABOUT A WEEK,CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TOPURCHASE THEIR ALTOGETHER IPA's,EVEN AX AND ARROW IS ADAPTING TOTHE NEW WORK FLOW, CRYSTAL IS OKWITH THE SLOWED BUSINESS FOR NOWAS LONG AS IT KEEPS THE RISK OFCONTRACTING COVID 19 DOWN.I'D LIKE TO BE SURE WE'RE ONTHE DOWNWARD SIDE OF THINGSBEFORE THEY START OPENINGNONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES.