Since the start of the pandemic, Feed the Second Line has been supporting local artists in many ways. Their newest program aims to aid neighborhoods by creating solar-powered storm havens. This initiative aims to be transformational for recovering small businesses and communities following a natural disaster.

New Orleans-based nonprofit group, Feed the Second Line, launched Get Lit, Stay Lit following Hurricane Ida with the goal to install solar and battery backup systems to more than 300 restaurants throughout New Orleans. These restaurants will serve as community gathering hubs to help residents in the immediate aftermath of a major storm.

The DOE has announced Feed the Second Line as a grand prize winners of the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize.The winning teams in this first-of-its-kind competition will receive funding for their entrepreneurship, job-training, mentorship, and other solutions to expand clean energy and economic opportunities in underserved communities.