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Community Resources and Virtual Events District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 08/04/2020 03:15 PM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. DC Mayor\’s Office on African American Affairs |  August 2020 MOAAA AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY GRANT MOAAA is soliciting grant applications for its FY 2021 African American Affairs Community Grant

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, August 3, 2020 includes 85 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 12,398. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 38-year-old male Tragically, 587 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive

August 4, 2020 Lorenzo is a violence interrupter for Cure the Streets in Ward 7’s Marshall Heights and Benning Heights neighborhoods. He’s a father of three children, but when you see him walking the streets in the community, you quickly realize that he’s a father figure to many. “Cure the Streets, to me, is family,” he says.

Monday, August 3, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Sunday, August 2, 2020 includes 39 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 12,313. The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths. Tragically, 586 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards

Sunday, August 2, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Saturday, August 1, 2020 includes 69 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 12,274. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 44-year-old male Tragically, 586 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data

Friday, July 31, 2020 Information on How to Prepare Available at ready.dc.gov/hurricane (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser encouraged residents to begin preparations for Hurricane Isaias and the potential for heavy rains and wind activity to impact the District early next week. The District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is

July 30, 2020 Admitting a loved one to a nursing facility can be a difficult and costly choice. Family members making this decision should have the peace of mind that they are being treated fairly during the process. To protect District seniors and consumers, OAG recently secured an agreement with two Ward 1 nursing facilities—Washington

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Projects Will Bring Housing and Amenities to Neighborhoods Across the District and Opportunities Reserved for Disadvantaged Businesses (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced several upcoming development opportunities that will prioritize equity inclusion in the selection of

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for Thursday, July 30, 2020