Food Service Community: Take Care of Your Mental Health.

Let’s take a moment to focus on our own mental health. We know the food and beverage industry can be both rewarding and challenging—a job that demands so much of your strength, your energy, and your heart. But in all the hustle and grind, it’s easy to forget someone very important in all of this: you.

Mental Health America’s 2025 theme, Turn Awareness Into Action, asks us to not just understand mental health but to take steps—real, meaningful steps—that can make a difference. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or just curious about how you’re doing, a mental health screening is an empowering first step. It’s free, confidential, and a way to check in with yourself—because you are worth that time and care.

At Giving Kitchen, we’ve had the honor of walking alongside food service workers as they’ve faced tough challenges. From financial crises to mental health struggles, we’ve seen the profound strength of coming together as a community and the incredible difference support can make. We’ll never stop rooting for you, and we’ll always be here to lend a hand.

This Mental Health Month, prioritize yourself and explore the resources that can help you build resilience, manage challenges, and thrive.

Start with a small but powerful step to start your journey — Take a free and private mental health screening. You don’t have to have everything figured out—what matters is that you’re taking care of yourself, one step at a time.

You don’t have to go through it alone. In the midst of everything, know that your community—your people—stands with you. Let’s meet each challenge with compassion, care, and hope. Together, we can keep turning awareness into action.