Update on Our Hurricane Response

Our small and mighty team is working through more than 3,000 applications for both Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The processing time for applications may range from 6 to 8 weeks, depending on the date of your application—cases are processed in the order in which they were received. You must apply online for assistance.

If you applied for assistance unrelated to a disaster, we are working as quickly as possible to process your case. Please reach out to your case manager directly or casemanagement@southersmoke.org for any updates. We appreciate your patience during this challenging time. We are committed to serving you as soon as possible and look forward to the opportunity to assist you.

We are so grateful for the outpouring of support, and thanks to generous donors, to date we have granted $223,300 to 150 F+B workers affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton with more than 3,000 applications in process.

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LeRoy and Lewis
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A chef and pitmaster from Austin, Texas, Evan LeRoy spent time working at spots like New York’s Hill Country Barbecue and Austin’s Freedmen’s Bar, and traveling to countries like Australia, China, and Russia, to build his culinary education. In 2017, he opened his LeRoy and Lewis barbecue trailer with partners Lindsey LeRoy, and Sawyer and Nathan Lewis, garnering much praise including a No. 5 ranking in the 2021 edition of Texas Monthly’s regarded Top 50 BBQ Joints list. Known for his unique takes on Texas barbecue, LeRoy innovates in more ways than one, building the truck’s offset pit and butchering whole animals specifically for smoking. He and his partners are set to open the first brick-and-mortar LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue location in 2023 in Austin.