Local donations: how to help

Frontline Foods, a national organization working with restaurants, hospitals and other medical facilities to donate meals to health care workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. To make a donation of for Southeast Michigan, visit www. frontlinefoods.org/se-michigan. • The American Red Cross seeks volunteers to donate blood. To schedule an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood. org or call 1800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Fully recovered COVID-19patients may be eligible to help those currently sick with plasma donations, www.redcrossblood. org/donate-blood/dlp/plasmadonations-from-recoveredcovid-19-patients.html.

• Saint Joseph Mercy Health System welcome donations of personal protective equipment. The health system continues to accept the following unused and unopened items: masks, face shields, gowns, hot glue sticks, surgical caps/protective caps, eyeglass shields/goggles, nasal testing swabs, Lysol or Clorox wipes, hand sanitizers, transparency sheets and elastic banding for masks. Donations are accepted at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday: Drop off at Medical Office Building (MOB), 44555Woodward Ave., Pontiac, located on the hospital’s main campus, just north of the Main Entrance. For questions, email to Kim Niethammer at Kim.Niethammer@stjoeshealth. org. For sales inquiries about sourcing PPE, email PPEReqQuestions@trinity-health.org. To make a monetary donation to support the COVID-19hospital response effort and the staff who are facing financial hardships due to this crisis, visit www.stjoeshealth.org/aboutus/ways-to-give.

• To make a donation to Henry Ford Health System’s COVID-19 Emergency Needs Fund, visit henryford.com/donatecovid19. • Beaumont Health is accepting donations of packaged masks and gloves at the Beaumont Service Center, 26901 Beaumont Blvd., in Southfield, from 10a.m. to 6p.m. Donation bins are outside the Beaumont Service Center main entrance. To make a monetary donation, visit www.beaumont.org/giving. Beaumont Health encourages families to step outside every evening at 8 p.m., and shine a flashlight toward their nearest hospital to show support for health care heroes across Southeast Michigan. Families are also encouraged to swap out their porch light with a blue light bulb as a sign of support for health care heroes and first responders. Visit beaumont. org/heroes for information about #HealthCareHeroes. • Team Joseph, a nonprofit based in Commerce Township, has launched a Coronavirus Relief Fund as part of their Duchenne Family Assistance Program, an effort run in partnership with the Little Hercules Foundation. Team Joseph funds research and provides financial assistance for children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Donations to support the Coronavirus Relief Fund can be accepted at teamjoseph.org. Families who are in need can visit duchennefap.org to apply for assistance.

• Love INC of North Oakland County is collecting donations to help those affected by the COVID-19pandemic. Items accepted include non-perishable food items, toiletries, personal hygiene products, water, personal protective equipment, laundry detergents and dishwasher detergents. Donations can be dropped off at the Orion Center, 1335Joslyn Road in Lake Orion. Follow the drop off signs to the west side of the Orion Center. Door 8will be unlocked. Tables are labeled with specific items for easier dropoff and pick-up. Love INC is a national organization of local churches, volunteers and community groups to help people in need. For information, email help@oriontownship.org. To make a monetary donation, visit loveincofnoc.org/orioncovid. • Many mental health and substance use providers throughout Southeast Michigan have had to limit their services, due to the COVID-19pandemic. Easterseals Michigan is committed to providing essential services for mental health and substance use, including medications. If anyone hears of someone in need, invite them to call 800-75-SEALS for help, including telehealth options. Easterseals is actively seeking donations so that they can continue providing services, www. easterseals.com/michigan. • New Day Foundation works with cancer patients who have weakened immune systems and at higher risk to the COVID-19 virus. Donations are sought to help cancer patients and families in need of fuel and grocery gift cards, as well as assistance with utility bills and mortgage payments, www.foundationforfamilies.org/donate-now, (248) 648-1105.

• The Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan serves patients with comprised immune systems who are more at risk. The organization is offering services virtually, including support groups, and seeking emergency funding to help with the sudden uptick in requests for financial support. Donations can be made at https://leukemiamichigan.org/how-you-canhelp/donate-now/.

• The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation is activating $1.25million in emergency funding to support organizations on the frontlines of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Detroit organizations are eligible to apply for relief funding. Organizations must be a 501(c)3nonprofit and can submit an application at www. joyinchildhoodfoundation.org/ covid19grants. The organization is accepting donations at www. joyinchildhoodfoundation.org. • The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit requests donations of essential supplies including hand soap/sanitizers, forehead thermometers, nitrile gloves, nonperishable food, paper towels, sanitizing wipes and toilet paper, www.salmich.org. To support The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division’s efforts, visit www.salmich.org, call 877-SAL-MICH or mail a a check to The Salvation Army, to: 16130Northland Dr., Southfield, MI 48075.

• Eastern Michigan University is accepting donations of gloves, wipes, bleach, face masks, N95 masks, transparency sheets, goggles and gowns. Donations can be dropped off at EMU’s Department of Public Safety, 1200Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, emich.edu.

• The Fleece & Thank You organization works with local groups to make fleece blankets packaged with video messages and deliver them to hospitalized children. The organization is encouraging individuals to order Fleece & Thank You Blanket Making Kits to make at home at https://fleeceandthankyou.org/ product/blanket-kit.

• With Oakland County Schools closed, the need for meals for children is greater. Lighthouse is providing extra assistance to families in need, during the COVID-19outbreak. Food donation list includes: Macaroni and Cheese, cereal, canned fruit and vegetables, canned soup, chili and stews, canned meat (tuna, chicken, etc.), canned ravioli, boxed potatoes, pasta sauce, dry pasta, rice (all varieties), shelf-stable boxed milk, granola bars and bread, https://lighthousemi.org/emergency-fooddonations/, 248-920-6000. To limit the risk to volunteers and staff, Lighthouse encourage pre-made boxes containing each item on the list in boxes or grocery bags, if possible. To donate funds, visit https:// handup.org/campaigns/coronavirus.

• Rochester Community House will be closed to the public until further notice. The community is invited to drop off nonperishable food items to be donated to Neighborhood House Food Pantry in the food drive boxes outside of Rochester Community House, 816Ludlow Ave., Rochester, 248-651-0622, rochestercommhouse.org. • Customers are invited to help support The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation’s mission to create communities free of hunger and waste by choosing to roundup their purchases to the nearest dollar at every self-checkout lane or donate at ZeroHungerZeroWasteFoundation.org.

• FLAG Metro Detroit, an organization with the mission to offer support and meals to the front line medical staff, to help restaurants stay in business. All donations will be used to purchase individually wrapped meals from local restaurants that will then be delivered to hospitals treating COVID-19patients. To join the Facebook group and suggest local hospitals and restaurants, visit bit.ly/flagmetrodetroit or visit www.venmo.com/BVSCMemberships.

• United Way for Southeastern Michigan has expanded the use of its volunteer portal of inperson volunteer projects, along with virtual volunteer opportunities for anyone to pitch in and contribute. Available volunteer projects are added regularly to the volunteer portal and include virtual call center help, delivering food to vulnerable families, packing food boxes for seniors and ways to contribute in-kind. • For information about the COVID-19 coronavirus, visit Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus. • Beaumont Health offers information and answers about the coronavirus, at www. beaumont.org/health-wellness/ coronavirus or call Beaumont’s COVID-19hotline at 800-5924784.