Monday, April 19\u202fat\u202f6:30 p.m. \u2013\u202fEnvironmental Justice Town Hall\u202f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please join me and\u202fRep. Abraham\u202fAiyash\u202fto talk about environmental justice issues in our community and what we are working on to address them. Special guests include Nick Leonard, executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, and Justin Onwenu, environmental justice organizer for the Sierra Club.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u202f>>\u202fTo join the conversation, please visit\u202fFacebook.com\/StephanieChangMI<\/a>.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. \u2013 Virtual Coffee Hour <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please join me for a virtual coffee hour to hear about what Team Chang has been up to in Senate District 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n >> For more information, please visit \u202fFacebook.com\/StephanieChangMI<\/a> or register to receive the information to join the Zoom meeting here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone who is age 16 and up is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wayne County<\/em> Appointments are available by calling 1-866-610-3885, between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Trenton, Gibraltar, Riverview, Rockwood, Woodhaven Residents For Detroit Residents COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Ford Field in Detroit After the registration process is completed, people who have registered will receive an invitation when it\u2019s their turn to schedule the appointment. Vaccine appointments will be scheduled a few days in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to register Residents who don\u2019t have access to the internet or need assistance navigating the registration process can use the MDHHS COVID-19 Hotline to register. Call Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is expected the call center will have long wait times, so calling is recommended only people who cannot register online or by text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you may have read by now, my Republican colleagues have introduced a 39-bill package of legislation aimed at making it more difficult to vote.\u202fAnd that\u2019s not just my opinion \u2014 others who have also read the bills and done the analysis agree<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunately, some of\u202fMichigan\u2019s largest job-creators are\u202falso opposed<\/a> to these efforts to limit the rights of the people of Michigan. Of course, I\u2019ll keep advocating for your freedom to vote and speaking up about the harm that these voter suppression bills would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AG NESSEL CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH INFORMATIVE VIDEOS\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To ensure Michiganders remain hypervigilant about protecting themselves from bad actors seeking to steal personal information, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced another series of informative and humorous videos focused on consumer protection.\u202f\u202f Michigan\u2019s Robocall Crackdown Team is working hard to combat illegal\u202frobocallers\u202fand continues to collaborate with state and federal partners. For tips on how to spot and stop illegal robocalls and hear recorded examples,\u202fvisit the Attorney General\u2019s robocall webpage<\/a>.\u202f\u202f\u202f The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has released federal funds available to help tenants facing pandemic-related hardships avoid eviction through the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program. To learn more about the program and apply, please visit COVID CERA\u2013Wayne Metro<\/a> or Michigan.gov\/MSHDA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. For more information and how to apply please visit FEMA.gov<\/a>. April 16, 2021 Friends,\u202f \u202fI hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. I am writing to connect with you about\u202fsome upcoming events and\u202fa few important\u202flegislative and community\u202fupdates below.\u202f Also, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/strong>The Wayne County Health Department is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine at clinics in Wayne County Community College-Taylor and Schoolcraft College in Livonia to residents and workers (aged 16 or older) from Ecorse and River Rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/em>The Westfield Activities Center at 2700 Westfield Road, Trenton, MI 48183 will also be administering vaccines on Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 734-493-3821. No walk-ins will be accepted at this location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/em>Call (313) 230-0505 to schedule an appointment at the TCF Center, one of the Community Saturday events, or one of the neighborhood vaccination sites. On Friday, April 16, there will be a neighborhood site at East English Village Preparatory Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/em>Michiganders can now register and receive their COVID-19 vaccination at Ford Field in Detroit<\/a>. The clinic is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., seven days a week. The vaccine at this clinic is offered at no cost and insurance will not be requested at the site. Appointments must be made in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/em>All COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Sign-up is available through these three options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Upon taking office, Nessel made a commitment to prioritize consumer protection in the Department of Attorney General and has continued to do so throughout the pandemic.\u202f\u202f
\u202fIn the first video, Nessel stresses the importance of knowing how to spot an illegal robocall<\/a>.\u202f\u202f\u202f
The second video focuses on imposter scams<\/a>\u202fwhere bad actors typically insist that you owe money and in order to avoid further issues, you must pay them in gift cards.\u202f\u202f
Scammers spoof local phone numbers in the hopes that it will motivate the victim to answer the phone. In the video, Attorney General Nessel shares key tips on how to deal with robocalls:\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
More videos will be posted periodically on the Department\u2019s\u202fFacebook<\/a>,\u202fTwitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>\u202faccounts and a host of resources are always available by\u202fvisiting the Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection webpage<\/a>.\u202f
Attorney General Nessel wants all Michiganders to remember that your connection to consumer protection is just a click or phone call away.\u202fConsumer complaints can be filed online at the Attorney General\u2019s website<\/a>, or by calling 877-765-8388.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thank you for reading this update. As always, please do not hesitate to contact my office at (517) 373-7346 or senschang@senate.michigan.gov<\/a>\u202fif we can assist you in any way.\u202f
Stay safe,\u202f![\"\"](\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/01\/Chang_Stephanie_Signature.jpg\")
Stephanie Chang
<\/strong>State Senator
District 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"