The gateway built by the Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) for Chaldean and Iraqi refugees and immigrants, who make their way to America in pursuit of a better life, and others in need, has once again been expanded. “We thought what we had built would be good for nearly 20 years,” said Martin Manna, president of […]
The Chaldean Community Foundation’s Sterling Heights headquarters has undergone a $5 million, 19,000-square-foot expansion, bringing the facility’s footprint to 30,000 square feet. The foundation serves 35,000 individuals each year, and the new space includes a primary health clinic serving both insured and uninsured patients; a behavioral health clinic providing mental health services; a full-size gymnasium […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2020 Governor Whitmer and Michigan’s Financial Institutions Agree to Partnership for Providing Borrowers 90-day Mortgage- Payment Forbearance Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) today announce the creation of the MiMortgage Relief Partnership with over 200 of Michigan’s financial institutions to recognize and expand […]
On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to reopen on or after June 4. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2020 Media Contact: Press@michigan.gov Governor Whitmer Extends Stay Home, Stay Safe Order, Directs Michiganders to Wear Homemade Masks in Enclosed Public Spaces Governor’s Executive Order Lifts Restrictions on Activities like Lawn Care, Golfing, Boating LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-59, extending her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through […]
Press Release Wednesday, April 15, 2020 For Immediate Release Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer press.office@ssa.gov News Release SOCIAL SECURITY Supplemental Security Income Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments SSI Recipients with Dependent Children Should Still Go To IRS.gov to Provide Their Information The Social Security Administration announced today that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) […]
Michigan is the first state approved for a federal program to help feed kids who rely on school meals amid COVID-19 pandemic. The United States Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that Michigan is the first state approved for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer – or Pandemic EBT program. The program is a supplemental food purchasing […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2020 Media Contact: Press@Michigan.gov Governor Whitmer Extends, Expands “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order to Save Lives Governor directs all Michiganders to stay home, stay safe through April 30 LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Whitmer signed executive order 2020-42, extending her prior “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through the end of April. […]
Overview of Executive Action on K12 School Closure due to COVID-19 ARABIC!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2020 Contact: press@michigan.gov Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Suspending Face-to-Face Learning at K-12 Schools for Remainder of School Year Executive Order sets guidelines for remote learning, ensures teachers, school employees will be paid for remainder of school year LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-35, which orders […]
