Peace Family,
Our response to the Covid-19 national emergency is focused on mitigating the effects this will have on our families in these three major areas:
- Food insecurity
- Academic support
- Lost wages and emergency assistance.
If you are inclined to help, donations made through the PayPal link below will go to help assist our families with food insecurity, continued academic support during the school shut down and, perhaps most importantly, to aid those families facing lost wages due to childcare and other factors to avoid possible eviction or utility shutoff with emergency funds provided through our case management.
Update on Summer Youth Services 2020
Due to Michigan school closures and the uncertainty that lies ahead with COVID-19, Peace Neighborhood is re-evaluating what youth services will be offered this summer. It is unlikely that we will run our typical 6-week camp.
As we decide what youth programs will look like this summer, Peace Neighborhood’s priorities will be: (1) ensuring safety for youth, families, and staff and (2) providing academic support for youth. We will provide updates about summer programs through email and text. Click the link below for more information and to download an application.
Serving
Children, Families, and Individuals
affected by social and economic problems
UPDATE – 5-15-20
Sincerely,
Bonnie Billups, Jr.
Executive Director
Delivering to Baker Commons Housing Complex. Items donated by Treasuring Christ Church! Paper Towels, Mask, Toliet Paper, and other items! ❤
Please check out a special video message from Peace Neighborhood Center's Executive Director Bonnie Billups, Jr. about our upcoming Summer Youth Services 2020.
This coming summer finds us facing needs in our community of a scope and scale we haven't seen before. Peace Neighborhood Center's Summer Youth Services will meet those needs, just as we meet needs every summer. While that will not involve 145 daily youth and staff cramming into vans and school buses three to a seat this year, our team is diligently working on plans to continue to meet needs while keeping the safety of our youth, staff and volunteers in mind.
Right now, a wealth of services designed to address the academic, social, emotional and recreational needs of our youth are being planned out along with heading off the issue of food insecurity in the home. These ideas will allow our youth to explore, expand and grow in multiple smaller groups across different locations including our main center, satellite centers and a few other places on Ann Arbor's Westside.
Already, Peace's essential in-person tutoring services have begun once again along with all we have been doing online using Zoom, Google Meet, FaceTime and other platforms. Of course, we have been on the front lines throughout this present crisis making sure our families continue to have the food they need through several programs. As we look ahead to this summer, that need will not go away.
youtu.be/rZg-xY6khP4Summer Youth Services 2020 How will our programs adapt? As they always have: by meeting needs where they exist. To donate, please visit: peaceneighbo...
What Peace has been doing this week 5-29-20
What Peace has been doing this week 5-29-20
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In-person tutoring for our youth is essential and we have slowly begun to ease it back into our program day in small targeted groups. We look forward to doing more as soon as we can.
Due to the virus most places will not take bottle returns and they are piling up in our garages. I remember once that the Salvation Army and the Boy Scouts picked them up and did the returning and kept the money for the organizations. Thought maybe something like this would work for you once they start taking bottles again.
Our impact on
Your Community
16,000 individuals
helped through Washtenaw County
13,000 meals
in youth service
60 young adults
guided into college
Events
The Peace Center is like a home away from home. It really is special, both in the summer and during after school programs. This place feels like it is our roots. Even as you grow, you still are with your roots.
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Locations
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Main Facility
1111 N. Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 662-3564
Maple Meadows Satellite Center
880 S. Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
West Arbor Satellite Center
717 N. Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Peace House
1111 N. Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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