Buy a Beer for a Furloughed Worker

As the government shutdown continues, people are searching for new ways to help furloughed workers. A group of friends this week launched a site that calls on furloughed workers to post an Instagram video sharing their story in an effort to score a free beer or dinner

Simon Owens, 29, Vicky Vadlamani, 28, and Will Gordon, 30 created the Adopt a Furloughed Worker Tumblr page on Wednesday after hearing about Unfourlough.us, the online job board for freelance gigs

Furloughed federal employees can upload their videos using #adoptafurloughedworker or send them via email. In turn, if you want to adopt the worker and offer him or her a beer, you can comment on the video to connect. Read more...