From: Councilmember Kenyan R.
McDuffie <
kmcduffie@dccouncil.us>
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 10:34 PM
Subject: May 22 Coronavirus Response - Planning for a safe and measured
reopening and PRIMARY VOTING OPEN NOW
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Below are
updates on the District's response to the coronavirus pandemic. For
the latest and most comprehensive information always visit http://coronavirus.dc.gov.
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DC Moves Closer
to Milestones Which Allow Reopening
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The chart
above outlines the four criteria which will dictate our reopening,
and where DC stands today on progress toward those milestones. We
have sustained 12 days of decrease in community spread, moving us
closer to the 14 days we need to satisfy the metric. The mayor has
said she will provide an update on stage one of reopening on
Tuesday, May 26.
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ReOpen DC
Advisory Group Reports
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The ReOpen DC Advisory Group, upon which
Councilmember McDuffie served as Co-Chair of the Committee on
Equity and Vulnerable Populations, issued its first report on
Thursday, May 21 outlining a framework for phased reopening of DC.
Additionally, the District published a "before you open
checklist" to allow businesses to begin to prepare to for a
phased resumption of .operations
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Additional
Details Presented on Summer and School Plans
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Today, the
Mayor provided the following updates on summer activities and
schools:
- DC Department of
Parks and Recreation (DPR) will not offer in-person camp to
begin the summer and possibly not all summer. DPR will be
offering Camp-at-Home at no cost for all District families,
including a range of activities. If we are able to enter phase
2 of the reopening, there is potential for limited, outdoor
camps to resume later in the summer.
- The Marion Barry
Summer Youth Employment Program is going virtual! MBSYEP will
work to place young people doing work
such as literacy support for young learners, tech/IT, and
occupational skills training. Organizations that would like to
partner with the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program
can go to http://summerjobs.dc.gov.
- DC Public Schools
(DCPS) will offer virtual summer school from June 22 - July
24.
- The Class of 2020
will be celebrated in virtual graduation ceremonies to take
place in June.
- The first day of
DCPS this fall - virtual or otherwise - will be Aug 31, 2020.
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Announcing Grants
for Non-Profits to Help with COVID
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DC HOPE
Community Grants will provide up to $50,000 for 501(c)3 non-profits
that support relief efforts in a number of ways:
- Increasing buy-in
and participation in disease
- investigation/contact
tracing process
- Purchase and
distribution of PPE
- Social distancing
protective measures
- Public health
awareness
- Connecting
residents to testing sites and health care providers
Applications
will open on Tuesday, May 26, and the submission deadline is
Tuesday, June 9, by 5:00 pm.
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Request a Mail-In
Ballot by May 26 or Early Vote NOW
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As of this
week, Ward 5 is 6th out of 8 wards in mail in ballot requests,
let's turn this around! Today was the first day of early voting.
Today 22 voting centers opened across DC and they remain open from
8:30am - 7pm every day (except Memorial Day) until June 2. In Ward
5, our voting centers are Turkey Thicket and McKinley Tech.
Trinidad, Carver, and Langston residents may prefer the Sherwood
Rec in Ward 6 at 10th and G St NE.
You can still request a mail-in ballot, but the DEADLINE TO REQUEST
A MAIL-IN BALLOT is this TUESDAY, MAY 26! If you submitted your
request by mail, your application must be post-marked on May 26,
2020. (NOTE: this applies to your ballot request, you
do NOT have to return your mail-in ballot by May 26)
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Small Business
Spotlight: Fast Signs
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Fast Signs of DC (2859 V St NE,
Washington, DC 20018) is owned by a Ward 5 resident and has been a
Ward 5 business for 13 years. It was formerly located on Rhode
Island Avenue NE, until they relocated to V Street NE (off
Bladensburg Road). Links below highlight services they are offering
during the pandemic:
Contact by
email 494@fastsigns.com or by phone (202) 635-3732 for the most
accurate and current information regarding products, hours of
operations, and available delivery methods.
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