Parker VIllage Newsletter

PARKER VILLAGE ​NEWS

Highland Park Police Chief Hilton Napoleon​, h ​ as been hospitalized for two

weeks with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Hilton Napoleon, 66, has been improving slowly, according to his brother, but has been in the hospital since March 13 due to worsening symptoms and is still very sick. Benny Napoleon and his family have not spoken to Hilton since March 15, receiving updates from Henry Ford Hospital workers, who Benny said have been very accommodating.

181 East Buena Vista, Highland Park, Michigan 48203 Greetings Polar Bears. I thought that my first communication with the community would be announcing the opening of our cafe or the resource center that we are developing at the old Thompson Elementary School, but the Coronovirus ( Covid19) had other plans. I’m sending this newsletter with some news and a list of resources that can help us get through this pandemic. Being a Community Resource center and emergency response facility are part of our mission. What better time than now to start getting to know each other better. Shout out to all of the wonderful people in the community that work tirelessly to bring our city back to prominence.

For the time being if you want to learn more about Parker Village please visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ParkerVillageHP/ Official website coming soon. www.Parkervillagehp.com Twitter: ​https://twitter.com/ParkerVillage #StaySafe #HP4LIFE

© Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press

Starting the week of March 23, breakfast and lunch pick up will be available on both Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Breakfast & Lunch During Emergency School Closure Barber Preparatory School will serve as a host site for Gleaners Community Food Bank.

Gleaners is working on logistics for distributing two weeks of breakfasts and lunches on a single day. This will be curbside or walk-up service for all Highland Park families with school-age children even if they do not attend Barber. Visit https://hipark.org/free-food-distribution -for-households-with-children/​ For More Information

A Message from Jackson Koeppel/ Soulardarity ​Community Care/ Member Needs Assessment Form: Combating COVID-19 in Highland Park, MI (& Surrounding Communities) Please fill out this form to the best of your ability. This form was created in response to combat COVID-19. Sign up to get resources or support your community! If you need this form translated in another language please contact us.

Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill Rebecca Shabad and Hans Nichols and Adam Edelman | @YahooNews

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or call/text: ​313-349-1063 Join this Facebook group in order to read posts about and be connected to ongoing efforts/resources https://www.facebook.com/groups/6464551959 24175/ Thanks for joining us in mutual community care during this time.

Much love, Soulardarity Staff & Board Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Jackson Koeppel, Executive Director (director@soulardarity.com) or Shimekia Nichols, Deputy Director (communications@soulardarity.com) *IF YOU ARE IN A RISK CATEGORY, PLEASE KEEP YOUR OWN SAFETY IN MIND IF OFFERING HELP*

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed the $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill, putting in motion desperately needed financial relief for millions of Americans set back by the pandemic.

Trump signed the bill just hours after the House passed it in a bipartisan vote.

The legislation, which passed unanimously in the Senate on Wednesday, will provide billions of dollars in relief for struggling industries, a significant boost to unemployment insurance and direct cash payments to Americans, many of whom have been financially devastated by the outbreak.

Contact and Resource Information: Mayor Hubert Yopp 313-252-0050 ext. 240 Carlton Clyburn- City Council President CClyburn@HighlandParkMi.gov Marli Blackman - City of HP Communications Director | ​MBlackman@Highlandparkmi.gov Report Price Gouging​ 877-765-8388 Henry Ford Health System Coronavirus Hotline 313-874-7500 Beaumont Health Coronavirus hotline 248-551-7000 Wayne County Health Dept​ 313.876.4000 to answer questions and be directed to proper medical care. Uninsured. No Primary Care.

Detroit sets up drive-thru coronavirus screening site at State Fairgrounds Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Wednesday that a drive-thru testing site will be set up at the State Fairgrounds to test up to 400 people each day.

Duggan gave an update on recent developments on the city's response to COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon. Among the updates is the establishment of a drive-thru facility that will be set up in Detroit.

Mayor Duggan, Public Safety Health Director Dr. Robert Dunne and the CEOs of several area health systems will all be in attendance to discuss the latest developments.

Duggan said the city was setting up the facility at the State Fairgrounds along 8 Mile Road but it will be by appointment only. Quicken Loans has set up a call bank that will be staffed and appointments will be made six days a week.

Duggan explained that 40 to 50 people will be seen each hour at the fairgrounds but it will be by appointment only and a prescription will be required.

If you have symptoms, you're urged to call your doctor to confirm. You or your doctor can then call 313-230-0505, Monday – Sunday.

Bring a valid ID and any written testing order or prescription from your doctor REMEMBER: Individuals who do not have an appointment and a physician order will not be tested.

Testing will be done outside Joe Dumars Fieldhouse at the State Fairgrounds.

Should you need to be seen, you should enter off E. State Fair Ave. The unofficial epicenter of coronavirus in Michigan is Metro Detroit.

Detroit reports 12 deaths (705 total cases), Wayne County reports 9 deaths (417 cases), 10 deaths in Oakland County (543 cases), and 7 deaths in Macomb County (281 cases).

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