U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services is offering a free educational session from 1-3 p.m. on Sept. 20 for those interested in the citizenship process. Topics covered include: the naturalization process, interview & exam; rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, details about biometrics; and a question & answer session.
The program will be at USCIS, Detroit District, 11411 E. Jefferson, Detroit, 48214.
RSVP by Sept. 19 to 313-926-4211 or CommunityRelations@uscis.dhs.gov
Per Mike at Pangea,
We now have the ability to select multiple health conditions at once on the ADL form.
In order to utilize this new feature, you simply need to press (and hold) the CTRL button while you click on each complication you want to select. When you are done selecting your last complication, you can release the CTRL button.
I have also put in a request to allow for a day selection when printing progress notes. Currently, you can only print one progress at a time or a complete month’s worth. This creates a lot of wasted paper. Mike and his team are working on adding this feature “in the near future”.
Jim
If you know someone in your building is still driving who perhaps should not be, you can fill out an OC-88 form and submit it to the Secretary of State’s office. The person will then have to be re-examined to see whether it is still safe for them to drive. More information and a link to the form: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627_8665_9066-23762–,00.html
For those of you in the Detroit Metro area, Wednesday, September 4th has been designated as Senior Day at the Detroit Zoo. Seniors 62 and older and a caregiver get free admission and free parking. Details can be found in the attached flyer.
I have a helpful resource to share regarding HUD policy. Michigan Multi-family Asset Mangers (MMAM) has Resident Coordinators. They are a mediator agency; a contract administrator for some HUD properties. (MSHDA also does this for other properties.) They are investigators and mediators to make sure HUD rules are being followed by management. They can open an investigation, for example, when there are discrepancies between members, who did not recertify on time, and management. They cannot investigate while a member has an attorney. They can investigate after a member has signed a repayment plan. They are a great a great source of information about HUD policy. For instance, they may find rules were not followed with management’s delivery of letters to members…some letters have to be mailed by certified mail and given to the person, sometimes putting them under the door is fine. If CSI makes an exception for a member, with no history of doing the same for all members in the past, this is not allowed. (“What we do for one we do for all.”) Here is the contact information:
Michigan Multi-family Asset Mangers (MMAM)
2395 Jolly Road, Suite 180
Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: (517) 267-9277
Fax: (517) 267-9894
Tenant Inquiries Phone: (517) 267-9905
(517) 267-9905
Tenant Inquiries Fax: (517) 267-9894
Tenant Inquiries Email: residentcomplaints@mamhousing.com
| With the expansion of the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program into grocery stores, Fair Food Network is hosting its second telephone town hall for Detroit residents to discuss affordable, healthy food options using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Last December, more than 7,500 Detroiters participated in the first telephone town hall.
Join the conversation: Panelists:
How it works: Detroiters with landline telephones within 1.5 miles of the three participating DUFB grocery stores – Honey Bee Market, Metro Foodland, and Mike’s Fresh Market at Gratiot – will receive an automated invitation call. Callers from Detroit will be invited to participate in poll surveys using their touchtone phones and submit questions to the panelists. How YOU can participate: Call in at 7:00 p.m. ET to this number: (855) 756-7520 We will also be tweeting throughout the call. Be part of the conversation@FairFoodNetwork.
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Please see the attached flyer.
Try Spanishdict.com for help communicating with your Spanish speaking clients. Simply type what you want to say in English and it will give you the Spanish translation including audio. You can practice your spanish speaking or you can play the audio or you can turn your monitor so the member can read the text.
I tried it today and it helped a lot.
I was looking for ESL classes in the Downriver area when I came across the website for the Southgate Adult & Community Education center which has earned the title, “Downriver’s Center for Adult and Alternative Education.”
The “SACE” is located inside of Asher school at 14101 Leroy, Southfield, MI. Additional information can be found below and at: http://www.southgateadulted.org/default.htm
SACE is a comprehensive, full service educational program offering day and evening classes. Some of the highlights include:
