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DAILY DIGEST FOR 05/15/2020 

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A long and overdue note of appreciation

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 12:45 pm
I found this on the internet and it just spoke to me.

I found this on the internet and it just spoke to me.

Once again, I am reminded of my many blessings.

I am blessed to know the most considerate & caring people in the universe, people like you. So while I’ve been struggling physically with my nerve pain the past six weeks, my heart is full and grateful because good people have taken time out of their busy lives to show me kindness and concern.

There aren’t enough words (or tweets) to express my appreciation for all of you. Readers have replied to the daily digest email with words of encouragement and advice, colleagues have sent me emails that have lifted me up and given me help (or a much-needed break), clients who aren’t in a place to pay me financially right now have more than paid me with the gift of kindness and concern, friends have checked in, and while they couldn’t hug me, they had given me a virtual shoulder to cry on when the pain was at its worst or the side effects of my medication left me an emotional and sobbing mess. That last part is the hardest part of my new reality. I’m so used to helping others it’s challenging for me to ask for help for myself and there have been a few times when I had to reach out and admit, “I’m not okay.” 

Sometimes The Advoc8te needs an advocate of their own.

Writing is not just what I do; it’s a big part of who I am, so to have to feel pain with every keystroke is ironic on so many levels. The thing that has always made me feel so good is now making me feel so bad.

That said, the meds are slowly working even if the side effects suck at times (spontaneous crying and projectile vomiting were NOT in my schedule of success). I have to learn not to get so frustrated that I can’t do all the things I want to do (like studying for my Network+ exam) or as fast or as well as I’m used to doing them (like this site), but that’s life. Even in the darkest moments, you have to be thankful, patient, and, most importantly, appreciative.

So, as I write this with one hand, please know that I am wholly appreciative.

Your pal,

Nikki


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[PR] Coronavirus Data for May 14, 2020

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 12:30 pm
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Friday, May 15, 2020

(Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Thursday, May 14, 2020 includes 135 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,871.

The District reported 10 additional COVID-19 related deaths:

  • 56-year-old male

  • 60-year-old female

  • 60-year-old male

  • 66-year-old female

  • 66-year-old male

  • 73-year-old male

  • 78-year-old female

  • 83-year-old male

  • 84-year-old male

  • 91-year-old female

Tragically, 368 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
 
Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by age and gender.

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Below is the District’s aggregated total of positive COVID-19 cases, sorted by ward of residence.

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Grubb's Southeast in Historic Anacostia offering free COVID-19 drive thru testing

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 12:15 pm

Kristen Breland, Public Relations
kristen.breland@mckesson.com

HEALTH MART PHARMACIES LAUNCH COVID-19 TEST COLLECTION SITES

Local coronavirus test collection sites found at DoINeedACovid19Test.com

Grubb’s Pharmacy in Historic Anacostia. Do NOT go to the pharmacy for a test, make an appointment and get instructions, a voucher and the information on where the drive-thru testing will occur.

Grubb’s Pharmacy in Historic Anacostia. Do NOT go to the pharmacy for a test, make an appointment and get instructions, a voucher and the information on where the drive-thru testing will occur.

IRVING, Texas, May 12, 2020—Health Mart® pharmacies will offer free COVID-19 test collection beginning this week in select pharmacies across the U.S. The Health Mart family of community pharmacies are diligently providing testing options to rural and underserved populations. Sixty percent of Health Mart pharmacies serve low-income neighborhoods, a key reason for their partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide testing to the public free of charge. As part of the McKesson Corporation, Health Mart is committed to innovative public and private partnerships to help address the COVID-19 crisis.

All Health Mart coronavirus test collection sites can be found at DoINeedACovid19Test.com. The new online portal helps patients make test collection appointments at a nearby location after answering a few simple questions about symptoms.

Coronavirus symptoms and tests

According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. If individuals have a cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat or a new loss of taste or smell, they should consider testing. Updated CDC guidelines now recommend testing for people with and without symptoms under certain conditions.

Participating Health Mart pharmacies will provide curbside or drive-through testing options from the safety of a patient’s car. Some locations will provide walk-up testing. The test is self-administered by the patient with a nasal swab and once the sample kit is sealed, Health Mart staff submit the package to the lab for processing. Results are ready in three to five business days.

Critical community COVID-19 response

With some communities lifting shelter-in-place orders, the need for COVID-19 testing is being answered by frontline healthcare workers like pharmacists. Health Mart has dedicated teams and resources to help provide the highest quality care to those in need.

“We need widespread coronavirus testing now. We all want life to return to normal and one way to help is more COVID- 19 testing, even in rural areas. We’re proud to serve our community in these efforts to fight this virus,” said Nancy Lyons, chief pharmacist for Health Mart. “Our fearless pharmacists and healthcare heroes are here for you through the coronavirus pandemic.”

COVID-19 test collection locations

Health Mart pharmacies will provide appointment-based, curbside COVID-19 test collection for pre-screened individuals. Some of the pharmacies offering coronavirus test collection, include:

Lifeline Baltimore Pharmacy in Baltimore, MarylandGristedes Supermarkets Pharmacy in Brooklyn, New YorkRenue Rx in Dallas and San Antonio, TexasOK’Care Pharmacy in Las Vegas, NevadaHayat Pharmacy in Milwaukee, WisconsinApollo Specialty Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGrubb’s Southeast, Grubb’s of DC and Morgan Care Pharmacy in Washington, DC

The website infrastructure for DoINeedACovid19Test.com and laboratory services are provided by eTrueNorth, the U.S.- based healthcare technology company that enables laboratory testing at retail pharmacies. eTrueNorth is a contractor of the HHS.


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Nubian Hueman Instagram Live Conversation Series now thru May 22nd

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 12:00 pm
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5.15. Erica Bentley (Keepers Vintage - Baltimore)

5.16 Bobby Boone (& Access - DC)

5.19 Jo-Ann Enwezor (Maud & Co. - Baltimore)

5.20 Letta Moore (KSM Candle Co. - Baltimore) 

5.21 Theresa Watts (Lettie Gooch Boutique - DC) & Eboné McCloud (Good Thoughts Tea Company - Chicago) 

5.22 Shanti Mayers (The Sable Collective - Philadelphia)

Candid conversations with Black-Owned Brick & Mortar businesses and experts via IG Live.  More info at blackownedbrickandmortar.eventbrite.com.

WATCH HERE


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Employers can now apply for the DOES Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Program

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 11:40 am
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Attention DC Employers -

Has your business slowed due to COVID-19 & you want to keep your employees? Learn how our Shared Work Program can help your business by providing an alternative to laying off employees. More info is available at https://bit.ly/DCSharedWork.

The DOES Office of Unemployment Compensation (OUC) Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Program (Shared Work) is a voluntary program that provides an alternative to layoffs for employers confronted with a temporary decline in business. Employers can begin applying for the program on April 20, 2020. Apply here.

Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Program Guide

Shared Work Unemployment Insurance Program Process

DOES Template for Union Representative Approval Form

 

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How to apply for DC Public Benefits during COVID-19

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 11:20 am
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Combined Application for Public Benefits

You may apply for one or more of the following public benefits programs:

  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, financial assistance)

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps)

  • Medical Assistance (Medicaid, Alliance and other medical assistance programs available through DHS)

Download and print the combined application for public benefits here

To apply, you may complete and submit an application:

Department of Human Services
Economic Security Administration
Case Record Management Unit
P.O. Box 91560
Washington, DC 20090

All applications must be signed and dated, and submitted to DHS to begin processing.

You may also submit any verification documents or report changes online using the DHS Web Portal here

Find a DHS Service Center

PLEASE NOTE: To help enforce social distancing, DHS Service Centers are open only for picking up and dropping off public benefits applications and documents. All applications and documents must be placed in an envelope provided at the service center. Applicants must write their full name and phone number on the front of the envelope prior to placing it in an application drop box located in a service center lobby. During the COVID-19 State of Emergency, new applicants may be contacted by a DHS representative by phone for an interview, if necessary, and if additional information is needed to complete the processing of an application.

Residents with questions about their public benefits provided by DHS should contact the Call Center at (202) 727-5355 from 7:30 AM - 4:45 PM, Monday - Friday.

Frequently Asked Questions about Public Benefits

Midcertifications & Recertifications of Public Benefits

Customers who receive SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Alliance and other public benefits provided by DHS, do not need to take any action at this time to continue receiving existing benefits that would otherwise expire during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) State of Emergency. Those benefits will be automatically extended.

For more information about modified operations at DHS during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) State of Emergency, click here.

For more infomation and resources about COVID-19, visit coronavirus.dc.gov.


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Deadline to apply for next Awesome Foundation Grant is May 24th

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 11:00 am
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Next grant submission deadline: Sunday, May 24th

Have an idea to make DC more awesome? Watch this grant applicant guide and apply for a $1,000 grant!

We are a giving circle collective of DC residents who help fund a wide specrtrum of amazing arts, culture, and community experiences, ranging from the founding Funk Parade to the Indiana Jones and The Alley of Doom to DC Bike Party's Sound Bike to Hand-Dancing, a DC-originated style of Swing dancing to  skateboarding Santa Clauses to recycled flower arrangements for senior centers, community groups and low-income housing to community hackathons to literacy programs at local laundromats to community gardens to DC community youth literacy projects to Floor Charts tracking Congressional charts (so DC!)

Our group and grant winners have been featured in The New York TimesThe BBCNPRWAMU730DCThe Hill RagFox 5Brightest Young ThingsPBS NewshourHuffington PostThe Washington PostDCist,  Washington City PaperBrightest Young Things (again!)DCist (again!)CBS WUSA 9WashingtonianWashington City Paper (again!)Advancing Philanthropy MagazineDC InnoWashington Post (again!), and at Creative Mornings DC

We are entirely volunteer-run and self-funded from Trustees and use the following four evaluation criteria for funding projects that help the city of Washington DC be more awesome. Any grant applicant should answer and address these four areas:

  • #1 - Is it awesome? (Is it unique? Interesting? Impactful? There's all sorts of types of awesome.)

  • #2 - Does it directly benefit the city of Washington DC? (We put heavy weight on supporting our tiny city/state and the awesomeness within. Fyi, there are Awesome North Virginia and Baltimore chapters, so if your project is focused on those regions you might consider applying there.)

  • #3 - Will $1,000 make an actual impact? (Some organizations are super-well funded so we focus on helping individuals and small groups to fund new, small but mighty projects that $1,000 will actually make a difference.)

  • #4 - Is it immediately actionable? (Similar to the actual impact, we heavily prefer projects that are a month or two away, so that the money can create immediate awesome impact in the community. If your project is a year away, wait to apply for a better chance at getting the grant.)

APPLY HERE
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About The Humane Rescue Alliances's Pet Pantry

By The Advoc8te on May 15, 2020 10:43 am
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The Pet Pantry program was created to support DC residents in caring for their pets by providing free pet food to those who indicate need. The food distributed is intended to supplement the pet's monthly food needs and to reduce the financial burden associated with pet care.

How does it work?

The Pet Pantry operates on a regular schedule, with designated times and days of the week during which pet owners can show up to pick up for their animals. HRA is not able to provide food to pet owners who arrive outside of these timeframes.

Any pet owner who wishes to receive food for their pet through the Pet Pantry will be asked to complete an enrollment form the first time they come to pick up food. After enrolling the first time they show up at the Pet Pantry, pet owners will be given an identification card that must be provided during each subsequent visit.

Food may be picked up once per month for each animal who is enrolled in the program.

Within six months of enrollment, pet owners must show proof of up to date vaccines and spay/neuter for each of their animals. Pet Pantry staff can help any pet owner facilitate vaccination or spay/neuter for their animal, and pet owners are encouraged to inquire about these services when they arrive to pick up food.

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