A quick update to a previous story we published, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has restructured its meal distribution program during the coronavirus statewide school closures. Chalkbeat Detroit first reported that…
Subsidios de emergencia disponibles para microempresas de inmigrantes afectadas por la crisis del coronavirus
Traducido por Maria Teresa Lomeli Penman Las microempresas, a menudo propiedad de inmigrantes, las cuales apenas emplean una pequeña fuerza laboral, son ampliamente proclamados como líneas de vida en las comunidades, ellas…
COVID-19: Más de 50 nuevos sitios móviles de comidas, opciones para que los restaurantes donen los alimentos sobrantes
Traducido por Maria Teresa Lomeli Penman Con miles de niños y sus familias quedándose en casa de la escuela y muchos otros perdiendo sus trabajos o con bajos ingresos debido a las…
Emergency grants available to immigrant-owned, microbusinesses impacted by coronavirus crisis
Microbusinesses, often immigrant-owned and employing just a small workforce, are widely touted as lifelines in communities, serving critical needs in often-overlooked neighborhoods. They are also the most likely to be hit hardest…
Coronavirus emergency resources: More than 50 new mobile meal distribution sites, options for restaurants to donate surplus food
With thousands of children and their families home from school and many others laid off or low on income due to statewide public health precautions surrounding COVID-19, Gleaners Community Food Bank is…
Mapa estatal: Donde recoger comida durante el cierre de escuelas en Michigan
Traducido por Maria Teresa Lomeli Penman El Departamento de Educación de Michigan ha publicado un mapa estatal que brinda a los residentes con ubicaciones de todos los sitios en que distribuirán comidas…
Statewide map now available to Michigan families to find meal pickup locations during school closures
The Michigan Department of Education has published a statewide map that provides residents with locations of all of the sites that will be distributing meals to families during the school closures that…
Gleaners expands outreach to Metro Detroit families in light of coronavirus
Gleaners Community Food Bank, the largest provider of food to families in need in southeast Michigan, is expanding its reach by setting up mobile food distribution sites for families in response to…
Michigan children ordered to stay out of school, restaurants are closing… Where to find food, resources during coronavirus crisis
The global coronavirus pandemic has hit home for Americans in the past week and now that families and workers are being ordered to avoid contact with others to help stem the spread…
Breaking bread with legendary Latina journalist Maria Hinojosa on 2020 elections, Detroit… And food
It’s a refreshingly sunny March afternoon in Detroit (albeit still chilly) and journalist Maria Hinojosa enters La Noria Wood-Fired Bistro. Sporting aviator shades, jeans, and a beautiful blue silk scarf covered with…