If you have tents or tarps, sleeping bags, socks, can openers, or sunscreen, please DM Washtenaw General Defense Committee for dropoff locations. Due to inadequate housing or shelter options, many folks experiencing housing or food insecurity are forced to camp. Washtenaw General Defense Committee
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Lois Allen-Richardson Sworn In As New Mayor Of Ypsilanti
Lois Allen-Richardson Sworn In As New Mayor Of Ypsilanti
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The city of Ypsilanti is under new leadership following former Mayor Beth Beshert’s comments that many felt were racist.IFA’s lawsuit uniquely takes on the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups at the center of this violent movement, holding them accountable for the violence they orchestrated.
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and so many others are the tragic and unsurprising results of a racist and broken system — the same system that fueled Charlottesville, Charleston and the litany of other white supremacist attacks.
Taking on, and taking down, these violent extremists is all the more critical as they try to exploit this moment to spread disinformation, terror, and violence. Our suit is a powerful and effective way to fight back that will have major national impacts.
IFA’s plaintiffs will win when this case goes to trial in October — and you can help:
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Local leaders discuss what's next for racial justice in Washtenaw County
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As our community joins so many others in envisioning a more just way forward, we asked six Washtenaw County activists what they want to see as our community's next steps in confronting police brutalit...University of Michigan Should Double Their Endowment Spending During COVID-19 w/ Howard Bunsis
ICPJ Voting Engagement Team:
Suppressed: The Fight to Vote" : Film Viewing and Panel for Action Tonight. I hope you can join us tonight.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tonight! We have a great (and large) group gathering! Hosted by ICPJ (Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice) and collaborating congregations and organizations in the Ypsi-A2 area, this Voting Engagement gathering centered around this documentary is a call to action to reduce barriers to voting and address systematic efforts to interfere with people's voices and votes.
We welcome your sharing this invitation to register for the event or go ahead and share this direct zoom link below to your family, friends, and groups:
"Suppressed: The Fight to Vote" : Film Viewing and Panel for Action
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Here is a working document that will change over the days and weeks ahead, but that may give you a big picture of directions where we are headed and we will discuss further follow-up tomorrow: docs.google.com/document/d/1oeQiff7ZTbSr_KDBwDf6D4ZYpRr1_44_7rbXlUsGdSU/edit#
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RSVP for June 20, 2020 ~ Mass Poor People's Assembly & Moral March on Washington
RSVP for June 20, 2020 ~ Mass Poor People's Assembly & Moral March on Washington
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On June 20, 2020, we will RISE TOGETHER as a powerful moral fusion movement to demand the implementation of our Moral Agenda! We need everyone to attend, everyone to help, everyone to give. Claim your...If you would like to participate in the County Prosecutor Campaign training with allies from nearby counties this Thur, please contact Tad Wysor.
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Seems we're all feeling more busy than ever, but that's exactly the time for us to focus in on what we can do most effectively together with the limited time and energy we have.
Youth leaders and others will be telling us more Thursday, but please be thinking about which of these committees you might like to participate in:
The Voters Guide team -- will be engaging candidates to create physical and digital voters guide with important information about the role of the office and specific responses candidates have to our values survey
Poetry and Politics -- A virtual event aimed to target new voters and millenials around the importance of voting and the importance of the prosecutor in today’s America
Virtual Phone Banking -- A team doing phone banking for targeted voters in the county’s we are doing prosecutorial voter education
Media Week Team -- A team that will conduct social media interviews of candidates the first week of July
Townhall Committee -- A team that will pull together a virtual townhall late in July as a last push for voters before the primary
Hope to "see" many of you tomorrow evening!
Meet the Ypsilanti woman who's organized four of Washtenaw County's anti-police-brutality protests
Meet the Ypsilanti woman who's organized four of Washtenaw County's anti-police-brutality protests
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Trische' Duckworth describes her efforts as a "movement of justice, peace, and love under God."LEO Statement on the Killing of George Floyd & Police Brutality — LEO Union
LEO Statement on the Killing of George Floyd & Police Brutality — LEO Union
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LEO statement on police brutality and a range of resources to support activists and anti-racist education.How Do We Change America?
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The quest to transform this country cannot be limited to challenging its brutal police.Gamaliel of Michigan
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MOSES Sunday Evening Talks "I Can't Breathe". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.www.uwwashtenaw.org/sites/uwwashtenaw.org/files/2020%20UWWC%20Equity%20Challenge%20Discussion%20G...
"We are so excited to co-host this Youth Forum for the County Prosecutor race. The three candidates will be responding to questions that have been pre-recorded by young people here in Washtenaw County. Don't miss it! "
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Scorecard — Liberate Don't Incarcerate
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The Prosecutor Scorecard rates the policies of each candidate for Prosecutor in Washtenaw County according to our demands. OVERALL CANDIDATE ANALYSIS Mack = D-, Savit = A, Slay = C+Mack: Mack’s a...Robust voting and robust census participation are part of how we get through this crisis and prevent the next:
Register to vote or update your voting address.
Vote by mail: All registered voters in Michigan can now vote absentee. For safer voting in the pandemic, this year every Michigan voter will be mailed a ballot application for the August 4 primary and the November 3 general election. Return yours to receive an absentee ballot.
Sign up for the Permanent Absent Voter List for your city or township, to receive ballot applications for all future elections, both national and state/local.
Complete the Census questionnaire online to ensure that your household is counted. Or complete the census by phone by calling 844-330-2020 (English) or 844-468-2020 (español).
Promote the Census on social media and encourage your friends to complete it.
Volunteer for 2020 Census phone banking with the Michigan Municipal League and the Michigan census office. Call your friends and coworkers, or join a virtual phonebank online.
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LATEST UPDATES AND GUIDANCELOCAL CRISIS RESOURCES Resource lists Financial Food Health – Physical Health …"An unfortunate percentage of my cultural criticism over the past 11 or 12 years has focused on the senseless loss of black life. Mike Brown. Trayvon Martin. Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Tamir Rice. Jordan Davis. Atatiana Jefferson. The Charleston Nine.
These names are the worst kind of refrain, an inescapable burden. These names are hashtags, elegies, battle cries. Still nothing changes. Racism is litigated over and over again when another video depicting another atrocity comes to light. Black people share the truth of their lives, and white people treat those truths as intellectual exercises."
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Eventually doctors will develop a coronavirus vaccine, but black people will continue to wait for a cure for racism."What you should see when you see black protesters in the age of Trump and coronavirus is people pushed to the edge, not because they want bars and nail salons open, but because they want to live. To breathe.
Worst of all, is that we are expected to justify our outraged behavior every time the cauldron bubbles over. Almost 70 years ago, Langston Hughes asked in his poem “Harlem”: “What happens to a dream deferred? /… Maybe it sags / like a heavy load. / Or does it explode?”
Fifty years ago, Marvin Gaye sang in “Inner City Blues”: “Make me wanna holler / The way they do my life.” And today, despite the impassioned speeches of well-meaning leaders, white and black, they want to silence our voice, steal our breath.
So what you see when you see black protesters depends on whether you’re living in that burning building or watching it on TV with a bowl of corn chips in your lap waiting for “NCIS” to start.
What I want to see is not a rush to judgment, but a rush to justice."
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.actionnetwork.org/letters/stand-up-for-public-education-oppose-hr-276/?link_id=0&can_id=8b79e4902...
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Among the devastating impacts of this pandemic are declines in state and local education revenues sources across the country, and federal aid to states is needed to support funding for vital state pro...CITY OF YPSILANTI COVID ASSISTANCE CARE PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS BY ONLINE APPLICATION. YPSILANTI, Michigan - On May 5th, City Council approved a new program aimed at providing COVID Assistance Care Packages to city residents after staff identified the City of Ypsilanti is eligible for an allocation of $44,937 of Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding administered by the Department of Justice.
These care packages include
3oz bottles of hand sanitizer,
3oz bottles of cleaning disinfectant,
1 cloth reusable face mask for each member of eligible households in the City,
2 rolls of paper towel, and
2 rolls of toilet paper.
Included in each care package will be detailed instructions on the items received and their proper use, including wearing and washing your cloth facemask. Each cloth facemask was produced locally in partnership with Engage EMU. The EMU PPE Project was launched in mid-March 2020 with a request from administrators of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti for fabric masks to help protect employees working on non-COVID-19 units. That initial request led to the development of a more comprehensive PPE project which utilized the key assets of EMU (students, faculty, and equipment) in collaboration with community organizations and businesses. The material and design of the masks have been approved by St. Joes Health System for their non-medical staff and the high quality of the quilted material is more durable than cotton and reusable. 500 out of the 2500 ordered for COVID Assistance Care Packages to city residents will be made for children.
The plan is to utilize existing distribution channels such as Ypsilanti Community Schools at Parkridge and the management staff at facilities such as Chidester Place and Town Center Place who have communicated the need for these kind of supplies for their residents. City staff has been quickly assembling the care packages over the last couple weeks since the plan was approved and there is now an application online where residents can go to sign up and receive a COVID Assistance Care Package for contactless pickup at City Hall while supplies last. Staff will verify City resident status by address and leave the bag in the foyer with a name attached and time of pickup. Information about Washtenaw County Barrier Busters is included in every care package for residents that might need rent, utility, or mortgage assistance. Apply for the care package here: cityofypsilanti.com/FormCenter/Main-Forms-10/COVID-Assistance-Care-Packages-Applicati-78
Barrier Buster agency provider list -https://www.washtenaw.org/2818/Barrier-Buster-Agency-Provider-List?fbclid=IwAR1MBrLbIj68yIs9Ez6k77-tg5xrTo1xYGws_Ab_u2mDhO77lgY7ocdfEuA
Ypsilanti Community Schools Launches New Food Assistance Program During Pandemic
Ypsilanti Community Schools Launches New Food Assistance Program During Pandemic
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Ypsilanti Community Schools has a new program to help feed those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Stay Alive, Stay at Home, Organize”: Rev. Barber Sets June 20 for Poor People’s Digital March on DC
“Stay Alive, Stay at Home, Organize”: Rev. Barber Sets June 20 for Poor People’s Digital March on DC
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We look at the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Black, Brown and poor communities, and the next steps officials should take, with Reverend William Barber, who is organizing an on..."In her two decades on the city council, Lois E. Allen-Richardson recalls using the word “racism” only once during official meetings in the city hall chamber.
The 77-year old mayor pro-tem of this liberal, blue-collar town grew up here at a time when she and her neighbors were barred from downtown restaurants and dress shops because of their skin color. Though Allen-Richardson, who is black, walks freely now, she sees racism elsewhere: in the segregated neighborhoods, in the stories about black residents denied coronavirus testing, in the struggle to get a testing site in a neighborhood with among the highest infection rates.
Now she regularly calls out the systemic discrimination she believes is at the root of the vast racial disparities in coronavirus infections in southeastern Michigan: "When we spy it out, then we've got to not be afraid to call it out.""
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Ahead of president’s visit, Michigan town battles racial disparities in coronavirus deaths
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Trump is scheduled on Thursday to visit a Michigan Ford plant where workers are manufacturing ventilators.www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/05/19/all-michigan-voters-get-absentee-ballot-ap...
Secretary of State: All Michigan voters will get absentee ballot applications at home
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she will make sure every voter in Michigan gets an absentee ballot application to vote this year.As the major economic institution in Washtenaw, UofM’s transparency will be key as we broadly come together as a community to face the challenges of a recovery from this horrible crisis that reaches every single resident. Please consider adding your name to this petition.
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President Schlissel, Open the Books to U-M Employees
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Huron Valley Area Labor Federation (HVALF), AFL-CIO recognizes the tremendous challenges that U-M faces: the hospital and all of Michigan Medicine are under financial stress due to the pandemic, and t...Please join us on May 18th at 7:30 pm to hear from these two progressive candidates and learn how you can help Democrats flip the balance of the court. Sign up at:
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Please join us to hear Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Attorney Elizabeth Welch describe their candidacy for the Michigan Supreme Court. Learn about these two progressive candidates and how y...RSVP for a virtual town hall with Stacey Abrams on Tuesday, May 12th at 6pm EST
Building a Caring Economy: A Virtual Town Hall with Stacey Abrams
Join us for a conversation with Stacey Abrams and people on the frontlines of this pandemic as we discuss building an equitable and caring economy.
The current public health and economic crises are hitting low-income people the hardest, but most particularly people of color. That's why we need a bold, inclusive, and #caringeconomy built from the ground up.
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Ypsilanti approves funding for rent, mortgage relief for residents impacted by coronavirus outbreak
Ypsilanti approves funding for rent, mortgage relief for residents impacted by coronavirus outbreak
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Ypsilanti’s City Council approved directing its city manager to develop plans for allocating $75,000 to Washtenaw County’s Barrier Busters program.Increased food insecurity due to Covid-19 is hitting low-income seniors and people who struggle with illness and disability particularly hard. Our Home Vegetable Garden program is responding to this need by expanding to 20 more Ypsilanti households. Qualifying applicants will receive accessible garden beds or containers depending on their needs. Fill out this form to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZtmzy_WYoPwpIhx9EeBibf_smfMfYWvuwbzPlFZPVVxm_Sg/viewform
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Washtenaw County Expands Community COVID-19 Testing
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Packard Health providing testing at community locations
YPSILANTI, Mich., May 1, 2020 – Washtenaw County Health Department is announcing plans with local health care providers and community partners to provide COVID-19 testing where it is most needed in our community. Testing has remained a huge challenge locally and across the state and country. With support and resources from both Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Packard Health, testing will now be offered at two upcoming pop-up sites and ongoing testing sites in the 48197 and 48198 areas.
“We, like everyone, are frustrated with the lack of available testing,” says Jimena Loveluck, MSW, Washtenaw County Health Officer. “It has taken longer than any of us likes to bring more accessible testing to our community. We’re still not there. But we are grateful for our health care and community partners who have been working with us for weeks to get testing where most needed as fast as possible.”
Washtenaw County Health Department is hosting a Facebook Live event Wed, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Packard Health to discuss community testing details and answer questions.
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital is directing its resources to address the social determinants of health that can affect COVID care, as part of its mission to be a transforming healing presence within the community.
"This health crisis has shone an even brighter light on the health inequities in our Ypsilanti community," said Alonzo Lewis, president, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and Livingston hospitals. "In listening to our community and reflecting on the data the health department is charting on who was most at risk of getting COVID, we recognized that those coming to our Ann Arbor hospital site did not mirror those hardest hit by this pandemic. Through close collaboration with the health department, we have been able to bring our trained staff and testing supplies to areas most in need in the community as identified by the health department."
Through this screening process, health care workers are able to conduct a needs assessment to ensure that participants have appropriate hand hygiene and cleaning supplies, the ability to self-isolate if needed, and be connected to further community resources to address specific needs such as access to food or transportation.
Community Testing in 48197/48198
With our partners, we are announcing both pop-up and ongoing testing opportunities in the 48197 and 48198 area. No appointments, insurance, or prescriptions needed. Walk-up or drive-up. Bring your insurance card, if you have one. Flyer attached.
Pop-up Testing
With support from Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and partnerships with Ypsilanti Township and the Community Family Life Center in the Sugarbrook Neighborhood, testing will be provided on:
· Saturday, May 9 at Ypsilanti Township Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd., Ypsilanti from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
· Saturday, May 16 at the Community Family Life Center (CFLC), 1375 S. Harris Rd., Ypsilanti from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ongoing Testing
With support from Packard Health and a partnership with Ypsilanti Community Schools, ongoing testing is planned at Perry Early Learning Center, located at 550 Perry Street, Ypsilanti. The start date is Thursday, May 7. Testing will be offered Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours may be adjusted, depending on demand.
Ongoing, curbside testing is also available daily at the north entrance of St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital, located at 5301 McAuley Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Call 1-833-247-1258 with questions.
Who Can Get Tested?
At both locations, COVID-19 screening is offered to anyone with at least one symptom, including: fever higher than 100 degrees, cough, shortness of breath, severe tiredness/fatigue, sore throat, muscle aches, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell, runny nose/congestion, or decreased appetite.
If you have health insurance, please bring your card. Insurance is not required for testing. There should be no out-of-pocket fees for individuals needing testing. Many insurance providers have already waived copays for COVID-19 testing.
Disproportionate Impacts of COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 in 48197 and 48198, among Black or African American community members, and in group settings like nursing homes, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters, and jails has been disproportionate and devastating. Since the beginning of April, new COVID-19 cases in Washtenaw County have been related to three primary risks: household contact with a confirmed case; exposure at a group setting; or employment as a health care worker.
Along with prioritizing testing in zip codes with the highest rates of infection, the Health Department has been working with partners to facilitate testing in high-risk, group settings in response to COVID-19 cases and outbreaks. Testing collaboration with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and the Health Department began at several skilled nursing facilities and Delonis Shelter locations throughout the county and continues with the announcement of larger, community testing opportunities in the Ypsilanti area.
The Washtenaw County Health Department provides data on cases by zip code, as well as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by race, sex, and age on its website. The data show disproportionate impact among our Black or African American community members, who have comprised 35 percent of cases, 43 percent of hospitalizations, and 27 percent of deaths due to COVID-19 as of April 29. Only 12 percent of Washtenaw County residents identify as Black or African American. Nearly half of all cases in Washtenaw reside in the 48197 and 48198 zip codes. Twenty-nine percent of Washtenaw County’s population lives in these zip codes. More information about the roots of these disparities can be found here.
REMEMBER: Discrimination harms public health. We know viruses do not discriminate based on location, race, ethnicity, or national origin. However, viruses like COVID-19 can highlight health disparities that are deeply rooted in our society. Let’s fight this public health concern with compassion and science, not fear and discrimination.
Please continue to rely on official sources of information for local (www.washtenaw.org/covid19), state (www.michigan.gov/coronavirus), and national (www.cdc.gov/COVID19) updates.
Resources on Cloth Face Coverings
Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Face Coverings: Frequently Asked Questions from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
Resources from Washtenaw County Health Department
Critical Infrastructure Business Guidance
What to do if you are sick
Stop the Spread: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Vietnamese
Materials in English and other languages
Washtenaw County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Data by Zip Code and Race
Washtenaw County Health Department
The Washtenaw County Health Department promotes health and works to prevent disease and injury in our community. Our mission is to assure, in partnership with the community, the conditions necessary for people to live healthy lives through prevention and protection programs. Visit us at washtenaw.org/health or call 734-544-6700.
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 548-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 497-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 66-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,548 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $115 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.
Packard Health
Packard Health is a community health center and is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), promoting access to health and wellness for families in Washtenaw County. We provide high-quality, affordable primary care and mental health care, complemented by a broad range of fully integrated support services. We care for patients at every stage of life and believe that everyone deserves access to health care. Packard Health has been dedicated to serving the medical needs of our community's residents since 1973. See packardhealth.org/about/
Media contacts:
Washtenaw County Health Department
Susan Ringler Cerniglia
734-678-7010
ringlers@washtenaw.org
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Laura Blodgett
734-712-4536
Laura.Blodgett@stjoeshealth.org
Pruebas de COVID-19 en 48197/48198 sin costo. ¡Acceso fácil en carro o a pie! Sin necesidad de cita previa o receta médica. Traiga su tarjeta de seguro medico si la tiene. A nadie se le negará el servicio por falta de seguro médico. Todos con síntomas pueden hacerse una prueba.
Pruebas continuas también están disponibles en la entrada norte del Saint Joseph Mercy Health System en Ypsilanti.
Testing flyer in English: www.washtenaw.org/DocumentCenter/View/16355/COVID-19-Testing-in-48197_48198
en español: www.washtenaw.org/DocumentCenter/View/16354/SPANISH-COVID-19-Testing-in-48197_48198
We love organizing with Desiraé Simmons in the Huron Valley because she understands common sense principles like this: housing is a human right.
Contact Governor Whitmer and our Michigan legislators to let them you know you understand this, too. Tell them to extend the ban on evictions and suspend rent, mortgage, and land contract payments.
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Michigan’s Energy Protections and Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic
The State of Michigan and local energy companies are working to ensure protections are in place for customers as efforts to help slow the spread of the coronavirus impact families and businesses across the state.
FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Be proactive in contacting your utility company as soon as you know you will be unable to pay your bill on time. See contact
information below.
Call 2-1-1 or visit mi211.org for critical needs such as food, child care and more. Trained operators will connect you to assistance
for a range of needs.
FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
See if you qualify for State Emergency Relief (SER) to help pay part of your energy bill, assist in keeping energy services, or help
restore service. Call your local Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) office for information or apply on MI Bridges.
Search for an MDHHS community partner that can help you navigate the application process. Households must apply for SER
assistance prior to receiving any Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) services.
In response to COVID-19, DHHS made the following changes to SER policy in order to allow for faster processing of emergency
requests and to make access to benefits easier for Michigan’s most vulnerable households.
• Elimination of phone interviews - reduces the amount of time a customer spends getting assistance
• Suspension of one-time energy payments - allows customers that received one SER payment and haven’t reached the cap to
apply for another SER
• Elimination of the shortfall determination - eliminates SER co-payments for most customers
• Increase in non-cash asset test to $15,000 - allows more people in crisis to qualify for SER
Choose a MEAP provider to work with at the time of SER application. MEAP works with households to provide supplemental bill
payment assistance and self-sufficiency services to low-income residents statewide.
Apply for a Home Heating Credit to help pay winter heating bills if you are low-income or receive public assistance. Eligible
customers must meet guidelines based on 2019 household income, exemptions, and heating costs, and must apply by Sept. 30
each year. The application form (MI-1040CR-7) can be requested from the Michigan Department of Treasury at 517-636-4486 or
by visiting the website.
OR SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS AND NON-PROFITS
Be proactive in contacting your utility company as soon as you know you will be unable to pay your bill on time. Utility companies
may be able to offer flexible payment terms or suggestions to manage utility bills under these extraordinary circumstances.
See contact information below.
Utilize energy efficiency to reduce usage and costs. See these tips from DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.
See if you qualify for the Michigan Small Business Relief Program or federal loan programs, including the Paycheck Protection
Program. Some of these programs allow you to use the funds towards your energy expenses.
UTILITY CONTACT INFORMATION
For specific information about bill assistance or flexible payment plans, contact your utility directly.
Investor-owned utilities
Alpena Power Co. 989-358-4900, www.alpenapower.com
Citizens Gas Fuel Co. 800-982-2831, www.citizensgasfuel.com
Consumers Energy Co. 800-477-5050, www.consumersenergy.com
DTE Energy Co. 800-477-4747, www.dteenergy.com
Indiana Michigan Power Co. 800-672-2231, www.indianamichiganpower.com
Michigan Gas Utilities 800-401-6402, accel.michigangasutilities.com
Northern States Power Co. (Xcel) 800-895-4999, www.xcelenergy.com
Semco Energy Gas Co. 800-624-2019, www.semcoenergygas.com
Superior Energy Co. 888-468-2828, www.secnaturalgas.com
Upper Michigan Energy Resources 800-242-9137, www.uppermichiganenergy.com
for former WEPCO customers 800-450-7260
for former WPSC customers:
Upper Peninsula Power Co. 800-562-7680, www.uppco.com
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. 800-242-9137, www.we-energies.com
Municipal utilities
Baraga 906-353-6237, www.villageofbaraga.com.
Bay City 989-894-8350, www.baycitymi.org
Charlevoix 231-547-3273, www.cityofcharlevoix.org
Chelsea 734-475-1771, www.city-chelsea.org
Clinton 517-456-7494, www.villageofclinton.org
Coldwater 517-279-9531, www.coldwater.org
Croswell 810-679-2299, www.cityofcroswell.com
Crystal Falls 906-875-3212, www.crystalfalls.org
Daggett 906-753-6931
Dowagiac 269-782-2195, www.cityofdowagiac.com
Eaton Rapids 517-663-8118, www.cityofeatonrapids.com
Escanaba 906-786-0552, www.escanaba.org
Gladstone 906-428-3737, www.gladstonemi.org
Grand Haven 616.846.6250, www.ghblp.org
Harbor Springs 231-526-2122, www.cityofharborsprings.com
Hart 231-923-0012, www.cityofhart.org
Hillsdale 517-437-3387, www.cityofhillsdale.org/bpu
Holland 616-355-1500, www.hollandbpw.com
L’Anse 906-524-6116, www.villageoflanse.org
Lansing 517-702-6006, www.lbwl.com
Lowell 616-897-8402, www.lowell-light.org
Marquette 906-228-0311, www.mblp.org
Marshall 269-558-0329, www.cityofmarshall.com
Negaunee 906-475-7700, www.cityofnegaunee.com
Newberry 906-293-3433, www.villageofnewberry.com
Niles 269-683-4700, www.nilesmi.org
Norway 906-563-9961, www.norwaymi.gov
Paw Paw 269-657-3148, www.pawpaw.net
Petoskey 231-347-2500, www.petoskey.us
Portland 517-647-7531, www.portland-michigan.org
St. Louis 989-681-2137, www.stlouismi.com
Sebewaing 989-883-2700, www.slandw.com
South Haven 269-637-0700, www.south-haven.com
Stephenson 906-753-6228, www.stephenson-mi.com
Sturgis 269-659-7287, www.sturgismi.gov
Traverse City 231-922-4431, www.tclp.org
Union City 517-741-8591, www.visitunioncity.com
Wakefield 906-229-5131, www.cityofwakefield.org
Wyandotte 734-324-7100, www.wyandotte.net
Zeeland 616-772-6212, www.zeelandbpw.com
Rural electric co-operatives
Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Assoc. 906-428-4141, www.algerdelta.com
Bayfield Electric Cooperative 800-278-0166, www.bayfieldelectric.com
Cherryland Electric Cooperative 231-486-9200, www.cecelec.com
Cloverland Electric Cooperative 906-635-6800, www.cloverland.com
Great Lakes Energy Cooperative 888-485-2537, www.gtlakes.com
HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Co-op 800-562-8232, www.homeworks.org
Midwest Energy & Communications 800-492-5989, www.teammidwest.com
Ontonagon County REA 906-884-4151, www.ontonagon.coop
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op 989-733-8515, www.pieg.com
Thumb Electric Cooperative 989-658-8571, www.tecmi.coop
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative 231-775-5700, www.wpsci.com
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