COVID-19

This page is updated regularly with resources and news about the coronavirus.

RESOURCES

Health Departments

Macomb County Health Department COVID-19 helpline: 586-463-3750

Oakland County Nurse-on-call: 800-848-5533

General Assistance (Food, Housing, etc. )

Oakland County Help Hotline: 248-858-1000

Oakland County COVID-19 Information: https://www.oakgov.com/covid/Pages/default.aspx

Macomb County Community Action Center: 586-469-6999

Testing Sites

Macomb County

Oakland County

Additional Language Resources

Small Business Resources

Small Business Owner Resource Guide

FAQs for Small Business Owners

PPP Flexibility Act Update

Small Business Administration Loans (SBA)

SBA Michigan District Office

477 Michigan Avenue Suite 1819, McNamara Building Detroit, MI

Phone: 313-226-6075 (Please note business should apply online for Economic Injury Loans at sba.gov/disaster)

Employment Opportunities

Pure Michigan Talent Connect: https://www.mitalent.org/covid-19-jobs-portal

Personal Protective Equipment Donations (N95 masks, medical gowns, etc.)

Michigan Community Service Commission: Email COVID19donations@michigan.gov or call 517-335-4295

FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/how-to-help#

Project N95: https://www.projectn95.com/

Education Resources for Teachers and Parents

Detroit Public TV

In Michigan, Detroit Public TV is working with community educators across the state to provide free educational programming and associated digital resources that adhere to Michigan’s state curriculum to facilitate at-home learning across all grade levels.

Education Resource List: https://www.dptv.org/education/resource-list/

Distance Learning Resources for educators: https://www.dptv.org/education/distance-learning/

How to talk to your kid about coronavirus: https://www.dptv.org/education/talking-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus/

 Sign-up for the Daily Education Resource Newsletter: https://www.dptv.org/education/resource-list/#newsletters

Michigan eLibrary

Michigan eLibrary Database: https://www.mel.org/welcome

Michigan eLibrary resources available without a library card: https://www.mel.org/covid19 

Resources for educators: https://www.mel.org/educators

Detroit Public Library

Detroit Public Library resources: https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is holding online office hours on education resources and teaching ideas using the Library collections. These sessions are open to all.

You can join Library of Congress education specialists every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm, EDT, at https://locgov.webex.com/meet/kmcg. Each session includes a 20 minute presentation with plenty of time for questions and answers with Library education experts.  

Stay up-to-date on education resources by following Teaching with the Library of Congress on Twitter: @TeachingLC

NASA

NASA has tools available for students K-4 to channel their curiosity into STEM projects: https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html

PBS Kids

PBS Kids daily newsletter on ideas for parents: https://www.pbs.org/parents/pbskidsdaily

PBS learning resources for educators: https://whut.pbslearningmedia.org/

National Public Radio (NPR) 

Educational podcasts for kids and family: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/2036/kids-family

 

 

 

 

 

More on Coronavirus Resources

Levin, Bonamici Lead 49 Colleagues in Call for $15.1B in Workforce Funding for COVID-19 Response

Representatives Andy Levin (D-MI), vice chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), chair of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, led 49 of their colleagues in calling on House Leadership to provide no less than $15.1 billion in workforce funding in the next response package to the coronavirus pandemic.

Andy Levin, Joe Neguse, Ben Ray Luján and Tom Malinowski Introduce Legislation to Provide $250 Billion to Local Communities in Coronavirus Stabilization Funds

Today Congressman Andy Levin, vice chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, along with Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) and Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, new legislation to provide $250 billion in stabilization funds for local communities, cities and towns across the United States that are struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Rep. Andy Levin Applauds Automakers’ Medical Supplies Production to Assist COVID-19 Response, Calls for Comprehensive Use of Defense Production Act

Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) today made the following statement after news broke that Ford Motor Company would be adapting production to create ventilators in Michigan facilities, and that General Motors is producing masks in Warren, MI:

Congressman Andy Levin Announces Steps for Small Businesses to Receive Coronavirus Relief Aid

Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) announced the steps that small businesses can take to apply for aid due to coronavirus-related business disruptions. The announcement follows a decision by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to approve Michigan’s request for an Economic Injury Disaster declaration.

14 House Members, Led by Levin, Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Aggressive Use of the Defense Production Act for COVID-19 Response

Seven House Democrats and seven House Republicans, led by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), today introduced a resolution urging the president to make quick and effective use of the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19 and meet the critical supply needs of the health care system to save American lives during the greatest public health crisis in a century.

Rep. Levin Statement on Michigan’s “Stay at Home” Order

Following Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s announcement that she is issuing a “Stay at Home” order for the state of Michigan, Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) made the following statement:

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