Resident Source INSIDE THIS ISSUE: To offer and ensure Superior Service delivery, Resident Advocacy, Resident Self Sufficiency, and Quality Customer Service. M A R C H 2 0 2 0 Financial Literacy 2 DHC Residents Welcome to the Thirty– First Edition of Resident Services Department Newsletter. Believe in yourself! Webinar Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be New Normal 3 successful or happy ! Spring Forth into your destiny! April #2021 Vision @dhcrsd @dhcenvisioncenter DHC Resident Services Rain Gardens 4 COVID 19 Vaccine TCF 5 About Resident Services Center The Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) Resident Services Department (RSD) responsibilities include COVID 19 Vaccine 6 Appointment Scheduling the development and implementation of program services for the sole purpose of providing a pathway to economic self-sufficiency. Additionally, RSD acts as an “advocate” for residents regarding issues and concerns with housing, property management, and supportive services. COVID vaccine TCF & 7 Ford Field April is Financial Literacy Month! Eviction And Utility 8 Assistance The Month of April is National Financial Literacy Month. No matter where you Expungement Program 9 are in life, it’s never too late improve your financial knowledge and plan for a DHC COVID 19 Testing 10 brighter future. Hotline FLU Fight 11 Ready to Get Money Smart? Financial Empowerment 12 Tool Kit Register for Money Smart Week 2021 Comcast Internet Essentials Webinars: DHC Covid 19 Hotline 13 Rental Assistance FREE 100% virtual COVID 19 Warning 14 One daily live event + select resources Team Wellness Hotline 15 Focused on aiding the hardest hit DWIHN Virtual Therapy communities. How to Create an E-mail 16 address Healthy tips of the 17 Subjects includes: Detroit Youth Soccer 18 League *Saturday, April 10, 2021– Talking Cents Accounting Aid Society 19 Virtual Tax Preparation *Sunday, April 11, 2021– Savings : A Little Can Make a Big Difference Senior Planet 21 *Monday, April 12, 2021– Bank On It: Finding Safe + Affordable Bank Accounts Meals for Seniors 22 *Tuesday, April 13, 2021– Understanding the Basics of Federal Student Loans Groceries for Families 22 Free Pet Food 22 *Wednesday, April 14, 2021– Tax– Related Fraud + Identity Theft Tech Corner: Social 23 Media *Thursday, April 15, 2021—Managing Personal Finances During COVID-19 Public Housing Self - 23 *Friday, April 16, 2021– Housing Protections + Resources Sufficiency Programs ConnectHome : Wide 23 *Saturday, April 17, 2021– Managing Money Ups & Downs Open School Word Search 24 On Site Food Programs 24 To register go to: www.moneysmartweek.org Recipe of the month 24 April is Financial Capability Month! HUD's Strong Families Initiative invites you and your staff to join us for a weekly webinar series dur- ing Financial Capability Month. Every Tuesday in April, we will feature a panel of experts providing informational sessions on how you can help HUD-assisted families access and manage their American Rescue Plan economic impact pay- ments. No pre-registration necessary! Just download the calendar invites for the sessions you're inter- ested in below. The calendar invites include the WebEx information. Weekly webinars from 2 pm - 3:30 pm ET include: April 6 - Financial Checking & Savings Accounts for HUD-Assisted Residents Add to your calendar! April 13 - Engaging with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Centers for Tax Prep / Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Add to your calendar! April 20 - Predatory Practices Impacting Elders and People with Disabilities Add to your calendar! April 27 - Engaging HUD-Assisted Residents in Financial Empowerment Add to your calendar! To learn more about National Financial Capability Month, see the President's recent Proclamation. To learn more about HUD's Strong Families Initiative, visit HUD.gov/StrongFamilies. P A G E 2 Welcome to the “New Normal” way of things! We have encountered several different challenges along with the highs and lows of what this pandemic has thrown our way. We may have experienced great loss of losing a love one to COVID-19 or fought the virus head on. We un- derstand greatly the anxiety of not knowing what's to come next and that patience is the greatest virtue being learned. Either way our Department, the Resident Services Department is here along with you in this new journey. For the past 10 months, we have outreached to all of Public Housing residents with wellness calls to not only check and see how each are doing during this pandemic but to also connect them to receiving additional resources to help assist in several different areas of their life. We want you to know we are here every step of the way and want to make sure that you are con- nected to everything that we have to offer. To ensure this continues, its important for you to keep us informed of any new contact information. To update your contact information, please e-mail our department at: [email protected] or call (313) 877-8809 with your Full Name, Address, email address (if applicable), home phone and/or mobile phone number. Make sure to also follow us on both Facebook and Instagram! @dhcrsd @dhcenvisioncenter DHC Resident Services I want to pass along some program information for District 1 residents. Rain Gardens to the Rescue is free and the Stormwater Specialist Training Program is a green jobs development program with a $30 fee but scholarships are available. Graphics for each are attached. Rain Gardens to the Rescue Create your own rain garden through Rain Gardens to the Rescue with the Sierra Club and Friends of the Rouge! The program includes a series of virtual workshops and hands-on rain garden installations. The workshops are de- signed to teach you about rain gardens, their purpose and the steps to take to create a rain garden of your own. Applications are open to residents, community groups and faith-based organizations in Detroit. Preference for locations in Detroit Council Districts 1, 2 & 7. To learn more, click here (link:https://therouge.org/rain-gardens- to-the-rescue/). Applications close April 26, 2021. Questions? Email [email protected]. Stormwater Specialist Training Program The Stormwater Specialist Training (SWST) program is a workforce development program that prepares individu- als to manage and maintain large-scale green stormwater infrastructure installations. Participants attend a series of sixteen courses that aim to introduce and develop a deep understanding of various types of green infrastruc- ture installations and their stormwater management properties. Fee: $30. Scholarships available. Applications close April 26, 2021. To learn more, click here (link: https://therouge.org/detroit-swst/). Questions? Call 313-965-0055. P A G E 4 P A G E 5 Detroiters age 16+ can now schedule a COVID-19 vaccination; City to offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning April 3. Any Detroit resident age 16 or older can now call to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated at the TCF Center, the final group expansion of the City’s mass vaccination cam- paign, Mayor Mike Duggan announced March 29. TCF Center Those eligible for the vaccine at TCF Center include: NEW: Detroiters age 16 and older Anyone who lives or works in Detroit and reports to a work site Vaccines for individuals age 16 & 17 will be provided as available. Pfizer is the only vaccine approved for those age 16 & 17. Starting March 31, the City will expand capacity at TCF Center, providing first doses in the parking garage and second doses inside the convention center. The combined capacity will grow to 8,000 doses per day (combination of first and second doses). Northwest Activities Center Beginning April 3, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine site opens at Northwest Activities Center (NWAC), 18100 Meyers, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Those eligible for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine include: Detroiters age 18 and older -Anyone 18 and older who lives or works in Detroit and reports to a work site Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair said the Detroit Health Department is expected to receive 3300 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine this week. As the volume of Johnson & Johnson doses increases, the City will add hours and days and operate NWAC as its second major vaccination site. NOTE: The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for individuals age 16 and 17. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for individuals age 18 and older. Scheduling Appointments and $2 Rides Available Eligible individuals may call (313) 230-0505 between 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday - Friday to make an appointment at the TCF Center, Northwest Activities Center and Community Saturdays events. Vaccinations will be administered by appointment only. The City of Detroit continues to provide rides to TCF Center for $2 to Detroiters who need transportation. Rides must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance of an appointment. If a wheelchair accessible vehicle is required, one will be provided. Call (313) 230-0505 to arrange for transportation. April 3 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Galilee Baptist Church at 5251 E. Outer Drive April 3 & 10 from 9 am. - 1p.m. Great Faith Ministries International at 10735 Grand River at Oakman Blvd. Senior Saturdays are now Community Saturdays The City of Detroit is expanding eligibility for its Up to 500 doses of the vaccine will be weekend vaccination events, now called Community available at each location each day. Saturdays. In addition to Detroiters age 50 or older being eligible, any Detroit resident age 18 or older who has to report to a work site in the city or outside the city can schedule an appointment. Detroit companies with 100 or more employees can request on-site vaccinations with Detroit Health Depart- ment Any large employer in Detroit able to line up at least 100 employees in advance can request on-site COVID-19 vaccinations with the Detroit Health Department, Mayor Mike Duggan announced March 22.