Pay It Forward: Power a Business & Feed the Homeless aims to support Detroit restaurants owned and run by people of color by paying them to cater meals for 100 people served by the Neighborhood Service Organization and Alternatives For Girls.
Businesses that tend to get left out of major city, state, and federal relief efforts — service businesses, freelancers, makers, and home-based businesses — as well as small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park can apply for a grant of up to $5,000 as part of the TechTown Stabilization Fund, funded by the New Economy Initiative and Bank of America.
The stay-at-home order has been extended until May 1, so we still have at least a couple of weeks of sheltering in place. We understand you might be getting a little stir crazy, so we reached out to Steven Reaume — party promoter, publisher of The Detroit I Love, and pop-up chef — for suggestions on how he enjoys and supports the city that he loves from the safety of his home.
What do entrepreneurs need right now to survive the negative impact of COVID-19? Liquidity, awareness, technical assistance, and inspiration, says Pamela Lewis, director of the New Economy Initiative.
Small businesses can seek up to $10,000 in grants through the DEGC and City of Detroit's COVID-19 Grant Relief Fund.
From food boxes for veterans and the elderly to operating a vegan food pantry, local restaurants are finding new ways to help amid their own businesses’ struggles.
From Google Meet to Facebook Live, digital platforms are helping us be together while apart. Here are six of our favorite shelter in place online ideas from Detroit organizations and businesses, from cooking classes to pop and lock tutorials.
In an effort to connect Detroit’s most vulnerable businesses to capital and help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus on small businesses, TechTown will administer working capital grants in amounts of up to $5,000 to qualifying small businesses through the Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, Folk will offer soups, salads, and sandwiches for takeout and delivery as well as locally sourced groceries and paper products such as the hot commodity toilet paper. Customers can purchase online to pick up curbside as well as delivery. Grocery items are mostly available walk-in and curbside pickup, and if there is demand Folk will also offer delivery. The hope is that the services will allow her to bring back her laid-off staff.
From online therapy to grocery deliveries, here's how residents and community organizations are pulling together in response to coronavirus.
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