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The Toledo PublicSchools board of educa-tion, for example, will pushback the start of the aca-demic year until after La-bor Day weekend and stu-dents will learn at homeonline, much the same waythey ended the prior schoolyear. Fall sports are in seri-ous jeopardy, because thosewon’t start until Oct. 1.

The TPS academic yearwill begin on Tuesday,Sept. 8, 2020 with studentslearning remotely. Studentswill have access to all learn-ing resources and will beprovided a digital learningdevice, such as a GoogleChromebook. School dis-trict officials are work-ing to expand wi-fiaccess. In a statementon the district website,TPS officials empha-size “state-licensed andcredentialed educatorswill teach live everyday.”

Those are the pa-rameters described inwhat is called a “RedLight” status. TPS ad-ministrators developedtraffic-light themed in-struction levels for theupcoming academicyear. The red-light sta-tus is reflective of re-cent increases incoronavirus cases inLucas County and state-wide.

“As you all know, thereis no right way or right

answer. In some aspects,you’re going to have somepeople who are going to beupset. In some aspects, you’regoing to have some peoplewho are happy,” said TPSSuperintendent Dr. RomulesDurant in a video posted onthe district website. “At theend of the day, we had tomake a decision which isbest and safe for our stu-dents, as well as our staff.”

The district warns stu-dents, families, ant TPS staffshould be prepared to re-main under that status forthe entire first semester, butthat status could change asthe COVID-19 situation war-rants.

“I think every one of youwill appreciate we’re not justgoing into remote to stay inremote,” said Dr. Durant.

“We’re going to evalu-ate other schools, in es-sence of coming backfull or in half, will im-pact school culture. Byhaving that information,it will help us determinewhat is best for our stu-dents and staff to comeback and do things in ahybrid way.”

Students can pick upfree breakfast and lunchmeals from their as-signed school for theweek. They’ll also beeligible for all active schoolsports and extracurricular ac-tivities at their home school.However, no TPS sports sea-son will begin before Oct. 1,leaving other schools scram-bling to fill nonleague con-tests on their fall schedules.

For example, Delta andSwanton in the NorthwestOhio Athletic League werescheduled to face TPS oppo-nents in the second week ofthe football season. Instead,they’ll play each other andcount the game as anonleague contest, in addi-tion to a league rivalry gamelater in the season.

That also leaves TPS highschools, at best, to engage ina City League football sea-son, which likely would leavethem ineligible forpostseason play due to a lackof games. However, Ohio’sgovernor has yet to weigh inon whether any sports willadvance to a full season.Scrimmages in all fall sports

were eliminated, even thoughpractices were allowed to be-gin on schedule Aug. 1.

A yellow light status meansstudents could continue toopt to continue a virtual learn-ing opportunity, as opposedto going to classes. How-ever, physical attendance in aschool would be on an “A/B”schedule. Students would ei-ther attend in-person classeson Monday and Thursday(Group A), or Tuesday andFriday (Group B). Wednes-day would be at-home onlinelearning.

Students would have as-signments and online learn-ing to complete on their offdays during a yellow lightstatus. Meal service wouldcontinue, with students tak-ing home lunch and break-fast for their non-attendancedays. All students in grades3-12 will receive a GoogleChromebook for their school-work. Elementary students

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Our journey began manyyears ago in 1993. Throughthe vision of dedicated com-munity members, our Foun-dation took shape. Therewas a need, and we wantedto help be a solution. Thatvision has not changed.With education constantly

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We know the key to pro-viding the highest caliberacademic opportunities forstudents is the community.Through philanthropy, wecan help make educationat GRPS more advancedand meaningful than stu-dents in classrooms and farmore equitable to neigh-boring districts. How canwe, as a community, ac-complish this?

It means the generosityof individuals, corpora-tions, organizations, com-munity leaders and the likemust come together to giveof their resources. It meansexisting outside ourselvesto ensure we provide everystudent, from every walkof life, an education thatsurpasses expectation.

When we bring peopletogether to apply their giftstoward a greater purpose,the Grand Rapids PublicSchools Foundation canprovide funds that supportand create robust and equi-table academic environ-ments. The Grand RapidsPublic Schools Foundationbelieves every single GRPSstudent deserves to thrivewithout limits and receivean education that feeds andnourishes unlimited poten-tial. Our students are wor-thy of this.

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Pictured above: Stu-dents explore West Michi-gan watersheds throughthe Teach for the Water-shed program. An enrich-ment experience supportedby the Grand Rapids Pub-lic Schools Foundation.

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LA HABANA, 29 VII20 (AP): Cuba pospusohasta mayo lapresentación de suhistórica resolución antela ONU para condenarlas sanciones de EstadosUnidos contra la isladebido a las limitacionesal debate por lapropagación del nuevocoronavirus.

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Plan includes one-to-one devices, internet:

• The safety, health,and well-being of our stu-dents, families, and staffhas been at the forefrontof all decision makingregarding the start ofschool.

• Parent and staff sur-vey data showed thehighest level of supportfor virtual learning.

• Recommendation isto start school on Tues-day, August 25, 2020,100% virtually for thefirst 9 weeks with con-tinuous assessment of theplan and preparations toshift to hybrid or 100%in-person.

• District is seekingcontinued flexibility andsupport from the state onaverage daily atten-dance, student count, in-structional days andhours, and more.

• New virtual plan in-creases synchronous, di-rect instruction.

• Announced one-to-one devices for all stu-dents with supports forinternet access.

• New digital literacyclasses through ParentUniversity.

• Increased help andsupport for students andfamilies.

• High school athlet-ics continue as plannedin accordance with theexecutive order andMHSAA guidelines.

The following is thepresentation made byGRPS SuperintendentLeadriane Roby todayregarding the district’sreturn to learn plan:

“Good afternoon. Atremendous amount oftime, energy, expertise,planning, stakeholderfeedback, and collabo-ration with the union hasgone into developing ourCOVID-10 PreparednessResponse Plan.

We have relied onmultiple sources for di-rection including, butnot limited to:

• The KISD FuturesCommittee

• The State Return toLearn Task Force thatDr. Gorman served on

• The Governor’sCOVID-19 Task Forceon Education Return toSchool Advisory Coun-cil

• Kent County HealthDepartment

• Michigan Depart-ment of Health and Hu-man Services

• Centers for DiseaseControl

• The Governor’s Of-fice

LANSING, July 29,2020 (AP): The Michi-gan High School Ath-letic Association saidWednesday that com-petition can begin Aug.19 and 21, 2020 forlower-risk sports likegolf, tennis and crosscountry, but it held offon allowing the start offootball, volleyball andsoccer games duringthe coronavirus pan-demic.

The group said it willmake decisions aboutcompetition timelinesfor the latter three sportsby Aug. 20, dependenton how the spread ofCOVID-19 is trending.Athletes in all sportsbut football can startpractice on Aug. 12,while football prac-tices with full playerpads and equipmentwill be delayed a week

• And more. On June 30, 2020,

Governor Whitmer issuedan Executive Order thatincluded the recommen-dations from her COVID-19 Task Force on the MISafe Schools Roadmap.

The executive order re-quires all districts to de-velop three plans in prepa-ration for the fall — 100%in person, 100% distancelearning, and a hybridcombination of the two.

As part of our planning,we surveyed our parentsand staff to get their feed-back about our distancelearning plan in the Springand their thoughts andconcerns about returningto school in the fall.

The KISD survey inJune received nearly 4000responses from GRPS par-ents. Specifically, on thesafety question...

• 71% said they are ex-tremely or very confidentthat distance learningwould be the safest

After GovernorWhitmer released her Ex-ecutive Order and theMichigan Safe SchoolsRoadmap, we surveyedparents and staff again.The survey technicallyended last week Thursdayand the findings show themost support for startingback in distance learning.

• Of nearly 7,000 par-ents representing morethan 12,000 students, 48%chose distance learning asthe most preferred option,followed by hybrid at 26%,and in person at 25%.

• Of the nearly 1,000staff members, 53% mostpreferred distance learn-ing, followed by 25% forhybrid, and 33% for inperson learning.

We have repeatedlysaid the safety, health,and well-being of our stu-dents and staff are ourtop priority and will bethe top priority in ourdecision making.

Based on the data, weare recommending that westart back to school 100%distance learning for thefirst marking period whichgoes until October 21.

During that 9 week pe-riod of time, we will con-tinuously assess our de-cision and will be pre-pared for a potential in-person or hybrid returnto school.

Of course, we will alsofollow any executive di-rection from the state andfederal governments. Inorder to implement ourvirtual plan, we will needcontinued flexibility andsupport from GovernorWhitmer and the state Leg-

until Aug. 17.The MHSAA’s repre-

sentative council votedto cancel scrimmages inall fall sports and limitedthe number of teams thatcan compete in regular-season tournaments,invitationals and othermulti-team events.

Girls volleyball andgirls swimming and div-ing are contingent onwhether Gov. GretchenWhitmer lifts a prohibi-tion on indoor sports fa-cilities. Practices can be-gin outdoors if possible.It was not immediatelyclear how high schoolsports may be affectedby the governor’s re-quirement that partici-pants in much of thestate—those regions inphase five of her reopen-ing plan—keep at least6 feet apart “at all times”during such activities.

islature on our per pupilcount, average daily at-tendance, and instruc-tional days and hours.

We are recommend-ing an increase in theamount of synchronousteaching at the elemen-tary and secondary lev-els.

We are in collabora-tion with the teachers’union and will be releas-ing specific details at theBoard’s AcademicAchievement Commit-tee on August 5. In con-junction with the Aca-demic AchievementCommittee, we are plan-ning a virtual town hallmeeting on August 5 from5:30pm to 7:00pm.

In order to furtherstrengthen and improveour distance learningplan, we will be launch-ing one to one devicesfor all GRPS students.

We will also be pro-viding resources to en-sure all students havereliable internet access.

Parent University is inthe process of develop-ing a digital literacy train-ing for parents and wewill continue to providetechnical support for stu-dents and parents.

We are establishing a“Family Helpdesk” forjust-in-time support forfamilies. The FamilyHelpdesk will be staffedto respond to generalquestions of all types in-cluding technologyquestions, student pass-words, and more. Par-ents can call the mainline at 616-819-2000 oremail distancelearning-helpdesk@grps.org.

Its distance learningplan also includes sup-port and material pack-ets for students with spe-cial needs where onlinelearning is not the bestoption for our most vul-nerable students.

We are still planningto continue with athlet-ics in accordance withthe executive order andMHSAA guidelines.

We will follow all rulesand regulations relatedto nutrition services.

In conclusion, we saidthat the health, safety, andwell-being of our stu-dents and staff would beour top priority in deci-sion making.

I believe starting withdistance learning is prac-ticing what we preachand is by far our safestapproach to the start ofschool.

Thank you and Iwould like to open it upfor questions.”

MHSAA waits to start football, soccer,volleyball gamesBy DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press

GRPS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STARTBACK 100% VIRTUALLY FOR FIRSTNINE WEEKS

Phasing in competi-tion is designed to deterthe spread of the virusthe MHSAA said.

Executive directorMark Uyl said offseasontraining was a positivefor athletes this summerand it is “of utmost im-portance to continue ath-letic activity moving for-ward. If we take a monthoff, our students willfind opportunities tocompete through non-school entities that maynot be as focused onsafety.“

He said the associa-tion will make “wise de-cisions based on medi-cal guidance” and the“easy way out” wouldhave been to postponesports until next spring.

“If we don’t play thisfall, it won’t be becausewe didn’t make everyeffort,“ Uyl said.

LANSING, July 29,2020 (AP): Gov.Gretchen Whitmer onWednesday tightenedpandemic restrictions innorthern Michigan whileletting Detroit’s threecasinos reopen at lim-ited capacity after four-plus months of beingclosed to curb thecoronavirus.

The new limits cover-ing 32 northern countiesmatch ones already inplace in the rest of thestate. Indoor gatheringsin the Traverse City andUpper Peninsula re-gions—where the rate ofnew COVID-19 cases islower—will be cappedat 10 starting Friday at12:01 a.m., down from50. Bars must close forindoor service if morethan 70% of their grossreceipts are from alcoholsales.

The three casinos inDetroit can open Aug. 5,2020. They will have toban smoking and limitcapacity to 15%. Tribalcasinos, which are notregulated by the state,have already reopenedand have been operatingsafely, Whitmer said.

“After seeing a resur-gence in cases connectedto social gatheringsacross the state, we mustfurther limit gatheringsfor the health of our com-munity and economy,”the Democratic gover-nor said in a statement.She cited “super-spread-ing” events often at-tended by young peopleand linked to outbreaks—an East Lansing bar, ahouse party in Saline, asandbar party at TorchLake.

Indoor theaters, gyms,bowling alleys and

places like outdoor con-cert venues can remainopen in the Upper Penin-sula and much of the north-ern Lower Peninsula, sub-ject to capacity caps anddistancing requirements.

The state health depart-ment on Wednesday re-ported two virus-relateddeaths and nearly 1,000additional cases. About300 were older results dueto a backlog from a com-mercial lab.

Michigan had thecountry’s ninth-lowest rateof new cases over the pasttwo weeks, according toan Associated Press analy-sis of data from JohnHopkins University. Butthe seven-day average,nearly 700, was up byabout 133 from July 14and 338 from a month ago.Deaths remained well be-low April peaks.

Meanwhile, an indoorwedding reception in theDetroit area that had morethan 100 people in atten-dance was linked to fiveconfirmed COVID-19cases, officials said. WayneCounty’s Public HealthDivision was investigatingthe July 18 event at theCrystal Gardens BanquetHall in Southgate.

Those confirmed tohave the coronavirus havebeen instructed to self-iso-late. Wayne County’s com-municable disease teamwas reaching out to otherswho attended to see if therewere more potential cases.

The reception was inviolation of Whitmer’s or-der limiting the number ofpeople attending indoorevents, county officialssaid. The measure limitsattendance to no more than10 indoors and 100 out-doors.

Notifications were be-

ing sent to all banquet hallsin the county “reaffirm-ing the rules” of the order,the county said. Inspec-tions at banquet halls andother large venues alsowill be increased.

“The safety and pro-tection of Wayne Countyresidents is our top prior-ity,” said CarolAusterberry, countyhealth officer. “Businessesmust be intentional aboutfollowing the rules to limitthe spread of COVID-19and save lives.”

Mort Meisner, aspokesman for the ban-quet hall, said the facilityholds 1,200 people andthat those attending theevent practiced social dis-tancing. They arrivedabout noon and left by3:30 p.m., he said.

“There was no danc-ing, no partying. It was alunch,” Meisner said. “Ithad been scheduled a num-ber of months ago. Manyof our events have movedinto October, November,December. Some, if ap-plicable, are held outsidein a city park.“

“ ... We don’t see anydifference in equating asmall event of 100 peopleversus a restaurant who isalso practicing social dis-tancing, carefully,”Meisner said.

In Gladwin County incentral Michigan, healthofficials reported at least42 cases linked to TheSpring Ministries summercamp. The Christian campsaid on its website that itwas informed that acamper tested positive af-ter returning home. Sub-sequently, “many” staffwere confirmed with in-fections, too.

Williams contributedfrom West Bloomfield.

Gov tightens virus rules up north; Detroitcasinos to reopenBy DAVID EGGERT and COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press

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Lucas MetropolitanHousing Authority(LMHA) and LucasCounty Job and Fam-ily Services (LCJFS)partner to providerental assistance forLMHA Temporary As-sistance for NeedyFamilies (TANF) eli-gible individuals andfamilies exiting ahomeless shelter

TOLEDO, July 29,2020: Lucas Metro-politan Housing Au-thority is excited toannounce its “Hometo Stay”program. Home toStay will provide evic-tion prevention andhousing stability as-sistance to LMHA cli-ents and local familiesexiting a homelessshelter. Clients mustbe TANF eligible andcan receive up to$1,200 in assistancefor past due rentcharges and up to$1,000 towards firstmonth’s rent whenexiting a shelter.

Clients will also at-tend a housing stabil-ity class facilitated byNorthwest OhioHomeownership De-velopment Association(NOHDA). The classwill cover housing re-

lated topics such as bud-geting, credit and land-lord relations. KathyTucker, CEO ofNOHDA, stated, “It isthrough these significantpartnerships that familiesin our community canobtain and preserve theirright to housing. Hometo Stay offers hope tothose who have faced afinancial hardship andare getting back on theirfeet without losing theroof over their head. It iswith great honor thatNOHDA continues toserve as a partner to theLucas MetropolitanHousing Authority.”

As a long-standinganchor institution,LMHA continues to de-velop initiatives thatserve low-income per-sons and families in theToledo Metropolitan Sta-tistical Area. Home toStay is funded by a$150,000 Lucas CountyTANF grant adminis-tered by Lucas CountyJob and Family Services.“We are proud of themeaningful partnershipswe’ve developed withLMHA and other com-munity organizations toassist families to moveout of poverty. This pro-gram is vital to our com-munity at this time -

given the affordablehousing crisis we’recurrently experiencingin Lucas County”, saidBreda E. Osburn, Di-rector, Lucas CountyDepartment of Job andFamily Services.

Through this part-nership, LMHA, LCJFSand NOHDA hope tostabilize and maintainhousing for many indi-viduals and familieswho may be experienc-ing temporary financialstress. Joaquin CintronVega, LMHA presidentand CEO, stated, “LMHA is appreciativeof Job and Family Ser-vices for providing theneeded grant fundingfor this program and toNOHDA, who is pro-viding the housing sta-bility class at no cost toLMHA or to theclient. This is the resultof an effective commu-nication and interactionprocess with our com-munity partners. Wehave identified a com-mon vision of successto provide more optionsto our low-incomefamilies and individu-als during this crisis.”

For more informationabout the program, con-tact LMHA at (419)-259-9400.

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authorityannounces ‘Home to Stay Program’

Virtual art classes for youthand adults and in-person work-shops for adult students will beoffered by the Toledo Museumof Art beginning Aug. 10.Courses will be offered in avariety of media, with materialsincluded and no experience nec-essary. Class topics include glass,jewelry, drawing, comic bookdesign (ages 12-18) and a color-ful Japanese marbling techniquefor children (ages 5-7). Regis-tration for August classes opensJuly 16 and closes Aug. 6.

Instruction will be providedfor virtual classes using a com-bination of prerecorded videosand live-stream sessions fromthe instructor. Select adult work-shops will take place in-personat the Museum with small classsizes and enforced guidelinesfor physical distancing.

Each registration includes akit of materials for the class.Glass participants will pick upclass supplies on Friday, Aug.7, and youth will pick up sup-plies on Monday, Aug. 10. Livesessions for select virtual classeswill take place on Monday,Aug. 10, and Wednesday, Aug.12.

“Toledo Museum of Artlooks forward to continuing ourtradition of quality art instruc-tion this summer,” said MikeDeetsch, the Museum’s EmmaLeah Buppus director of educa-tion and engagement. “Theseclasses can be a fun way toexplore a new medium or anopportunity to increase skill andhone technique in an artist’sarea of interest.”

Due to the nature of the classformat, scholarships are notavailable, and the teen work-study program has been put onhold temporarily.

To register for an August artclass, visit tickets.toledo-museum.org or call 419-254-5080 beginning Friday, July 17.

Aug. 10-14: Virtual AdultClasses

Glass FusingClass Capacity: 15Instructor: Misha Nalepa

Cost: $45 members, $55 non-members

In this virtual course partici-pants will cover glass fusing,the process of melting multiplepieces of glass into one fusedsheet in an electric kiln. Theclass will cover how to set upand adhere glass color and scrapsto a clear pane and the process of

fusing to create a design.This virtual class is sched-

uled for the week of August10-14. All instructional vid-eos will be emailed to stu-dents on Monday, Aug. 10.Students will be invited tovirtually attend an optional,live session with the instruc-tor on Monday, Aug. 10 at 6p.m.

Note: All fusing will needto be completed at the Mu-seum by the instructor. Stu-dents will drop off their fin-ished glued pane on Wednes-day, Aug. 12, and can elect topick up their completed pieceor have it shipped for a nomi-nal fee.

Glass MosaicClass Capacity: 15

Instructor: Misha NalepaCost: $45 members, $55 non-members

In this virtual course par-ticipants will create their ownglass mosaic at home! Mosaicwork is made by inlaying vari-ous materials onto a base tocreate imagery or patterns.Pictures or patterns are createdby arranging these differentmaterials such as stone, glassor ceramic and sealing themtogether with an adhesive.

This virtual class is sched-uled for the week of Aug. 10-14. All instructional videoswill be emailed to students onMonday, Aug. 10. Studentswill be invited to virtuallyattend an optional, live ses-sion with the instructor onMonday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.

Aug. 14-16: In-PersonAdult Workshops

Cuff BraceletsClass Capacity: 4Instructor: Hans Rubel

Cost: $50 members, $60nonmembers

Create your own uniquecuff bracelet in brass or cop-per using hammers, stampsand mallets.

This workshop is sched-uled for Friday, Aug. 14 from1 to 3 p.m.

Draw from NatureClass Capacity: 8Instructor: Michael Clink

Cost: $30 members, $40nonmembers

Be inspired by the outdoorworld around you! In thisone-day workshop partici-pants will explore the Mu-seum grounds and learn howto use observational skills to

d r a ww h a tt h e ys e e .Supplies will be provided andno experience is necessary.

This workshop is sched-uled for Saturday, Aug. 15from 9 a.m.-noon and will belocated outdoors. If this classis impacted by inclementweather, it will take place inthe galleries and classroom.

Hammered EarringsClass Capacity: 6Instructor: Hans RubelCost: $50 members, $60 non-members

Participants in this classwill explore how to maketheir own earrings with a ham-mered texture.

This workshop is sched-uled for Sunday, Aug. 16,from 1 to 3 p.m. and will belocated outdoors. If this classis impacted by inclementweather, it will take place inthe galleries and classroom.

Aug. 10-14: Virtual YouthClasses

Family Art Club (Ages5-7 with adult partner)

Class Capacity: 20Instructor: Regina JankowskiCost: $15 members, $25 non-members

In this virtual class, dis-cover suminagashi, a Japa-nese marbling technique usedto create a vibrant and color-ful work of art using waterand ink.

This virtual workshop isscheduled for the week ofAug. 10-14. All instructionalvideo will be emailed to stu-dents on Monday, Aug. 10.This class does not include avirtual live session

Comic Book Design(Ages 12-18)

Class Capacity: 15Instructor: Imani Lateef

Cost: $55 members, $65nonmembers

Students in this virtual classwill learn the basics of comicbook storytelling, page build-ing and character design.

This virtual workshop isscheduled for the week ofAug. 10-14. All instructionalvideos will be emailed to stu-dents on Monday, Aug. 10.Students will be invited tovirtually attend an optional,live session with the instruc-tor on Wednesday, Aug. 12,from 11 a.m. to noon.

Toledo Museum of Art plans virtualand in-person art classes in August

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CIUDAD DEMÉXICO, 28 VII 20(AP): Los empresariosmexicanos están aduras penas tratandode sobrevivir larecesión económica _amenudo sin lograrlo—que se ha profundizadodebido a la pandemiadel COVID-19, sinrecibir prácticamenteasistencia delgobierno.

Los propietarios decomercios reportanque están extendiendocrédito a sus clientesmientras despiden aempleados, o bien lesreducen sus horas osus salarios.

La Alianza Nacionalde PequeñosComerciantes reportóel martes que más de150.000 comercios, lamayoría pequeñasempresas, han sidoobligados a cerrar du-rante la pandemia. Lasemana pasada, laagencia de estadísticasdel gobierno dijo queel 92% de los negociosde todos los tamañosreportaron que no

habían recibido ningúnapoyo gubernamentalen abril y mayo debidoa la pandemia, segúnsu sondeo más reciente.

Según la ComisiónEconómica paraAmérica Latina y el Car-ibe de la ONU, elgobierno mexicanoincrementó su gasto enapenas 1,1% de suproducto interno brutopara afrontar los efectosde la pandemia, uno delos aumentos más bajosde toda la región.Mientras tanto, elgobierno se ha apegadoa sus metas deausteridad, que hanincluido reducir lossalarios de muchosfuncionarios públicos.

“La recesióneconómica por la quepasa el país es de unadimensión mayor” a loque el gobierno federalestá haciendo ahora,dijo CuauhtémocRivera, presidente de laAlianza Nacional dePequeños Comerciantes(Anpec), que incluyea p r o x i m a d a m e n t e95.000 miembros.

La Anpec representaa comercios devecindarios _tiendas dela esquina, tortillerías,carnicerías y otros_ queson los más cercanos alos clientes y que suelenser negocios familiaresen sus propias casas.Ven las penurias de losclientes, que compranmás productos esencialesa crédito y parecen estare m o c i o n a l m e n t eexhaustos, dijo.

Su sondeo másreciente, presentado elmartes, mostró que 79%de los propietariosdijeron que sus clientesno tenían suficientedinero para comprar lacanasta básica dealimentos, dijo.

“La recesión significadesempleo, significadesesperanza”, dijoRivera. “La gente no traeánimo de volver aarrancar al motor”.

Sin embargo, elpresidente AndrésManuel López Obradorasegura que lo peor yapasó.

“Yo creo que yatocamos fondo”, dijo el

Comercios mexicanos batallan durante pandemia con poca ayudaPor CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press

viernes López Obrador.“Les diría que lo másdifícil fue a finales deabril”. En abril, Méxicoperdió 550.000 empleosen la economía formal,alrededor de la mitad delos empleos que se hanperdido hasta la fecha.

Sin embargo, elmandatario señala quemás de la mitad de lostrabajadores operan enla economía informal,donde según cálculos elnúmero de trabajosperdidos es muchomayor.

El presidente hasostenido que dar apoyofinanciero significativoa las empresas soloresultará en corrupción.En cambio, ha ofrecidocréditos de bajo interésa pequeñas empresas, de1.000 dólares, así comocréditos a algunostrabajadores en el sectorinformal.

Empresas grandes ypequeñas han dicho queesa respuesta delgobierno es insuficiente.

López Obrador hapresionado por reabrir laeconomía rápidamente,

incluso en momentos enque las infecciones ymuertes por COVID-19continúan aumentando.El gobierno hareportado casi 400.000infectados confirmadosy más de 44.000muertes, pero ambascifras sin consideradasampliamente comos u b e s t i m a c i o n e ssignificativas debido ala falta de pruebasd i a g n ó s t i c a sgeneralizadas.

El restaurantePapamía, un lugar con10 mesas y que ofreceopciones asequiblespara desayunar yalmorzar, generalmenteatiende a trabajadoresde oficina, pero como lamayoría de esas oficinascontinúan cerradas, sóloestá haciendo alrededordel 30% de las ventasque solía tener antes dela pandemia, dijo lapropietaria Minerva dela Garza González.

El negociopermaneció abierto du-rante toda la pandemia,aunque durante mesessólo tenía permitido

vender comida parallevar. Hasta ahora,De la Garza ha podidomantener abierto surestaurante gracias alos ahorros que tenía,pero el lunes dijo queya se los acabó todos.

Redujo el sueldo desus empleados _sabíanque no encontraríantrabajo en otro lugar_y el propietario del lo-cal que renta hastaahora la ha dejadoretrasar el pago delalquiler, pero ya sienteel peso de la deudaacumulada.

Si las ventas noaumentan a mediadosde agosto, dijo, noestá segura de poderaguantar. Dijo que elgobierno estáhaciendo bien lascosas pese a tratarsede una situacióndifícil, pero no habuscado la pocaayuda disponible delgobierno.

“No porque no lonecesite”, dijo, “perosiento que hay otraspersonas másurgentes que yo”.

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El Centro de Servicios SocialesUpcoming EventsAugust 2020 CLEVELAND, July

29, 2020: Virtual MIX atCMA returns Friday,August 7, 2020, from 8to 9 p.m. Celebrate thediverse sights andsounds of Latin culturein honor of the currentexhibition A GraphicRevolution: Prints andDrawings in LatinAmerica.

DJ Cause&Effect willspin contemporary andclassic Latin hits (salsa,bachata, merengue andreggaeton). Texas-based artist MichaelMenchaca, whose workis on view in A GraphicRevolution, presents aselection of originalparty visuals.Menchaca’s video artcombines imagery fromvideo games with an-cient Maya texts to ex-plore Latinx identities ina contemporary land-scape. The event alsofeatures salsa and Afro-Caribbean dance basics

with dance group CaribeConexión. The night be-gins with an original po-etic response to artistBelkis Ayón’s print I Al-ways Return, on view inthe exhibition, by actor-poet Andrew AaronValdez, host of VocesFuertes Open Mic, Juliade Burgos Cultural ArtsCenter.

Get ready for the eventwith a virtual MIX: Vivakit featuring a Spotifyplaylist created by DJCause&Effect, a list oflocal Latinx-owned res-taurants, instructionaldance videos from Car-ibe Conexión, artist biosand downloadable Zoombackgrounds.

Share your photos ofyour MIX vibe using

#MIXatCMA and#museumfromhome.

How to Join MIX:Viva: Zoom (with“dance cam”): Join theparty through Zoom fora chance to be featuredin a live “dance cam”that will spontaneouslyoccur throughout thehour. A link to join willbe posted to cma.org/mix or on the museum’sFacebook page. Youcan also send an email(subject line: “MIX:Viva”) tomix@clevelandart.orgto receive a link in yourinbox.

Facebook: Watchlive on the CMA’sFacebook page fromyour smartphone, iPador computer.

The Cleveland Museum of Art presentsMIX: VivaFree virtual event celebrates Latin culture and features a digital dance fiesta

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, El Centro’s offices are offering services viatelephone to the community with a limited amount of staff. If services are neededand you need to come to the office, we encourage you to call the office first (440-277-8235) to receive the new procedure for office visits. To follow are servicesthat are still in operation:

• Money Management/Representative Payee services for 236 individuals withsevere mental health illness and physical disabilities

• Spanish informational and referral phone line 211• Mental Health Navigator Line (440-240-7025)• Medical and Mental Health Interpretations (via telephone) with contract

agencies• Disseminating information to community on COVID-19• Census 2020• Monthly Food Pantry

August 5, 12 and 19 - Comprando Rico y Sano are small group meetings thatprovide cooking demonstrations to promote health-conscious shopping, smartfood choices, and cost-saving strategies, as well as educate and enroll eligibleLatinos into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). El Centro ishappy to announce that these meetings will be held every Wednesday staring July8 from 11 am - 1:00 pm. Please join us virtually via Zoom every week to coverthemes like: How to make healthy food at home; the importance of reading foodlabels; how to shop safely during COVID-19 Pandemic; strategies to managefeelings of anxiety and depression; Yoga and Zumba. Meetings will be held inSpanish. To join us please contact us via email at abarron@lorainelcentro.org orcall us at 440-277-8235. We look forward to having you participate in these classes.

August 15 and August 22 - (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Bilingual FinancialEducation Classes - These classes will help to improve financial literacy to theresidents of the Greater Lorain area. El Centro will offer future homebuyers twofinancial literacy courses (three hours per class) focused on: Financial Recovery(Credit Repair) and Money Matters (Budgeting & Saving). Classes will be held atEl Centro. Due to the current COVID- 19 restrictions, we are limiting class size andfollowing social distancing and all safety requirements. Register early to reserveyour seat. To register or for more information, call Maria Carrion at 440-277-8235.

August 20 - El Centro “Drive Thru” Mobile Food Pantry in collaboration withSecond Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, has moved to Oakwood Park.Volunteers will place the items in your trunk (be sure to have your trunk empty).The Food Pantry will start at 3:30 p.m. (NOTE - NEW TIME CHANGE) untilthe food runs out. Income eligible households (below 200% of the poverty level)are given one box of food and multiple bags of fresh vegetables on a first-come,first-served basis – FREE. Photo ID and proof of residency required. This eventoccurs every third Thursday of each month at the same time.

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Toledo HealthDepartment:

• RITE AID:Drive-thru testingavailable at the 7225Airport Highway;Time: Starting 6/4testing hours will be 10-8 M-F and 10-5 on theWeekend;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup at www.riteaid.comFor Questions: (419)866-8943;Cost: Free• WALMART ONCENTRAL:Drive-thru testingavailable at the WalmartSupercenter at 5821Central Ave, Toledo;Time: Testing is avail-able M-W-F from 7 am– 9 am;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup at www.MyQuestCOVIDTest.comFor Questions: (866)697-8378;Cost: Free• LABCORP:Anti-body testingavailable at 1565 S.Byrne Rd Suite 105,Toledo;Time: Testing availableMonday-Friday from7:30 am – 4 pmAppointment: OrderRequired, No Appoint-ment Needed.How Lapcorp Works (419-381-1300);Individuals without anorder may have onecreated at LabcorpCOVID-19 AntibodyTesting;Cost: $10 if order ispurchased fromLabcorp website.• NHA: NEXUSHEALTHCARECENTER:Drive-thru and walk-uptesting available at theNexus HealthcareCenter at 1415 JeffersonAve;Time: Beginning 4/27;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup by calling 419-214-5700;Cost: Free• NHA: NAVARREPARK FAMILYCARE CENTER:Drive-thru and walk-uptesting available at theNavarre Park FamilyCare Center at 1020Varland Ave (SpanishSpeakers Available);Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup by calling 419-214-5700;Cost: Free• CVS: Drive-thru testingavailable at the CVS Phar-macy at 2104 S. ByrneRoad, Toledo;

Time: Testing is availableM-F from 9 am – 6 pm, onSat 9 am – 5 pm, and onSun 10 am – 5 pm;Appointment: Must havean appointment.Pre-screening and appoint-ments can be set upa t w w w . C V S . c o mFor Questions: 419-389-9112 Cost: Free• Health Partners ofWestern Ohio:Drive-thru and walk-up Drive-thru testing avail-able at the Old West EndSite (former Girl ScoutBuilding) at 2244Collingwood BlvdToledo;Time: Testing is availableM-F from 8:15 am – 4pm (All Ages);Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup by calling 567-318-3900;Cost: Free• NEW LOCATION- Toledo Family Phar-macy: Drive-thru testingavailable at 324 MainStreet, Toledo;Time: Testing is availableM/TR: 10am -1 pm, W/F:1 pm-6 pm, Sat : 11 am-3pm;Appointment: Musthave an appointment;Visit DoINeedaCOVID19test.com or call 800-635-8611 to schedule anappointment;Cost: Free

Testing locations forCleveland:

• Cleveland Clinic - Maincampus, 9500 EuclidAve., Cleveland. Drive-thru. • Walgreens, 4281W. 130th St., Cleveland;drive-thru, 9am to 5pm. Cleveland

Ohio Dept of Health: Ifyou have questionsregarding Coronavirus/COVID-19 call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).

Michigan Dept ofHuman and HealthServices

Questions AboutCOVID-19? Call theCOVID-19 Hotline at888-535-6136.Email COVID19@michigan.gov.Don’t Bring COVID-19Home.Get Tested Today At NoCost.Are you or is someoneclose to you sick orhas symptoms? Do youwork outside the home?You should get tested forcoronavirus. There aremany locations whereyou can get tested at nocharge to you.Call the COVID-19Hotline at 888-535-6136,press 1.

Testing sites in Detroit:• CVS Pharmacy at

Wayne County Com-munity College; Drive-thru 1001 W Fort St,Detroit, MI 48226;(313) 412-2160;Appointment RequiredFeatures• No-cost• No doctor’s orderneeded• Tests uninsuredindividualsGuidelines• Insurance accepted.• Call to make anappointment for a self-swab test. Testingavailable to individualsmeeting CDC, state, andage guidelines.• Tests some asymptom-atic depending on riskand occupation.• Health CentersDetroit Medical Group FQHC, 7633 E.Jefferson Ave., Suite340, Detroit, MI 48214;(313) 822-9801Appointment RequiredHours:Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr – 08:30AM-05:00PMFeatures• Tests people withoutsymptoms (asymptom-atic)• No doctor’s orderneeded• Tests uninsuredindividualsGuidelines• Insurance accepted.• Please call the site toschedule a testingappointment.

Grand Rapids, MI• AFC Urgent Care

Grand Rapids TeleCare:In an effort to minimizethe spread of infection, weare now able to provideyou with an opportunity tohold a telemedicine videovisit with one of our pro-viders. This will allow ourproviders to facilitatehealth care virtually with-out an in-person visit.TeleCare will be availablefrom 8:00am to 8:00pm,7 days a week. Patientsrequiring further care willbe directed to our clinic orother appropriate health re-sources, as needed. Mostinsurance companies haveagreed to cover thetelemedicine visits for thecost of your typical copay.For those patients who donot have insurance cover-age, we are offering thetelemedicine visit for $65.

• AFC URGENTCARE GRAND RAP-IDS

Appointment is Re-quired for COVID Test-ing. PHONE: 616-288-2980; 1740 28th StreetSE Grand Rapids, MI49508

• CVS: Drug store ·Grand Rapids, MI · (616)514-5602; COVID-19testing center

• Appointment required• Referral not required• Tests limited to cer-

tain patients• Drive-through

COVID-19 TESTING LOCATIONS

COLUMBUS, July30, 2020: GovernorMike DeWine todayprovided the followingupdates on Ohio’s re-sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U P D A T E DCOUNTY RISKLEVELS: GovernorDeWine released thisweek’s new Ohio Pub-lic Health AdvisorySystem map.

“The good news is thatmore people are wearingmasks in our urban coun-ties and we are seeing thespread slow because ofthat,” said DeWine. “Thebad news is that Ohio’smore rural counties areturning orange with sig-nificantly more spread tak-ing place. I will again urgethose who live in ruralcounties to wear maskswhile in public.”

Remaining at Level 3: Allen, Cuyahoga, Erie,

Fairfield, Franklin,Hamilton, Licking, Lucas,Henry, Lawrence, Marion,Medina, Montgomery.

Downgraded from Level3 to Level 2:

Clark, Defiance,Hardin, Athens, Clermont,Dela-ware, Pickaway,Scioto, Union.

Downgraded from Level3 to Level 1: Richland.

There are no countieson Ohio’s Watch List.

Detailed data on all 88counties are now availableon the Ohio Public HealthAdvisory System’swebsite. The system wasdeveloped to provide lo-cal health departments,community leaders, andthe public with data andinformation on the sever-ity of the COVID-19 spreadin the counties in whichthey live. The system con-sists of four levels withspecific risk-level guide-lines. Each level is calcu-lated with data gatheredon seven public health in-dicators.

ALCOHOL SALEAND ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION LIM-ITS

DeWine announced to-day that he has asked theOhio Liquor Control Com-mission to call an emer-gency meeting to considerenacting a statewide emer-gency rule to limit liquorsales at establishments thatserve alcohol for on-siteconsumption.

The rule would preventthe sale of alcohol at theseliquor-permitted establish-ments beginning at 10:00p.m. each night. On-pre-mises consumption mustend by 11:00 p.m. Busi-nesses may stay open, andestablishments that sell

OHIO COVID-19 Update: Liquor Sale and On-Premises Consumption Limits, Mass GatheringOrder, Updated Risk Levelshttps://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/public-health-advisory-system/

food can continue servingmeals until closing.

DeWine requested thenew administrative rule af-ter seeing outbreaks asso-ciated with bars across Ohioincluding Toledo, Cleve-land, and Columbus.

“The problem is, bars,by their nature, lend them-selves to a revolving doorof people in close contact,oftentimes indoors, withinteractions between manydifferent people,” saidDeWine. “While this mayhave been fine during nor-mal times, these are not nor-mal times. We must make achange to curb the socialbehaviors that will causethis virus to continue tospread.”

Separately, GovernorDeWine is also asking thecommission to raise thenumber of liquor and mixeddrinks permitted to be pur-chased for carryout with ameal from two drinks tothree drinks.

The Ohio Liquor Con-trol Commission will holdits emergency meeting to-morrow at 9:00 a.m. If theemergency administrativerule is approved, DeWinewill sign an executive ordermaking it effective tomor-row night.

MASS GATHERINGORDER: DeWine an-nounced that Ohio willseparate its mass gatheringguidance into its own or-der. Mass gathering guid-ance was most recently ref-erenced as part of other or-ders, and combining thisinformation into a stand-alone order will allow citi-zens to easily find guid-ance on holding gatheringsin a safe manner.

Mass gatherings in Ohioremain limited to 10 people.

“We have seen cases inrecent weeks where out-breaks have been con-nected to informal socialgatherings like birthdayparties, neighborhoodgatherings, graduationparties, weddings, funerals,and gatherings at people’shomes,” said DeWine.“The fact remains that thisvirus spreads when some-one with the virus comes incontact with others whodon’t yet have it. When wegather together with peopleoutside our households, weincrease the likelihood thisvirus can spread.”

The order will still per-mit Ohioans to go to work,

worship, go to school, andacquire goods and ser-vices, however, this orderwill offer clear recommen-dations on safely holdinggatherings.

• Gatherings at a house-hold or family residenceshould be limited to closefriends and family and arerecommended to be 10visitors or less.

• Residents in a red orpurple county, as desig-nated by the Ohio PublicHealth Advisory System,should limit hosting or at-tending gatherings of anysize.

• Wear a maskat all times at gatheringsand maintain physical dis-tance.

• Use take out, outdoordining, or indoor diningonly when strict social dis-tancing can be maintained.

• Take extra precautionsif you go to bars or night-clubs, where use of maskstypically is inconsistent anddrinking alcohol can leadto less social distancing.

• Protect anyone withserious medical conditionsat home by social distanc-ing at home, wearing amask, and using high lev-els of personal hygiene.

• High-risk individualsshould take extra precau-tions to limit the number ofpeople they interact with.

• Make the group ofpeople you interact withmost often as small as pos-sible and make sure thatthey are taking appropri-ate COVID-19 precautions– even if you are just gath-ering with family friendsor neighbors at your home.

CURRENT COVID-19 DATA: There are89,626 confirmed andprobable cases of COVID-19 in Ohio and 3,442 con-firmed and probableCOVID-19 deaths. A totalof 10,678 people havebeen hospitalized,including 2,534 admis-sions to intensive careunits. In-depth data can beaccessed by visitingcoronavirus.ohio.gov.

Video of today’s fullupdate, including versionswith foreign languagetranslation, can be viewedon the Ohio Channel’sYouTube page.

For more informationon Ohio’s responseto COVID-19, visitcoronavirus.ohio.gov orcall 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.

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TOLEDO, August 1,2020: The Fair HousingCenter is doing its part toensure no one loses hous-ing due to economic hard-ships brought on by thecoronavirus epidemic. Theagency launched a free me-diation service in May tosettle disputes betweenlandlords and tenants outof court.

The need for such a ser-vice has grown in recentyears, but the launch dur-ing COVID-19 came at acrucial time for many ten-ants facing job loss, a delayin unemployment benefits,and economic disaster thatcould lead to homelessness.Many local governmentsinstituted moratoriums onevictions, but many ofthose are only temporaryfixes and could end, leav-ing many in the lurch.

“We deal primarily inthe realm of housing dis-crimination cases—civilrights cases where peopleare either being deniedhousing or being treatedunfairly because of theirprotected class,” said

Sarah Jenkins, directorof public policy and com-munity engagement for theFair Housing Center. “Ithink we are recognized asa community resource, sopeople reach out to us for alot of different housingneeds and housing issues.”

That includes landlord-tenant disputes. The agencyreceives hundreds of suchcalls every year, whichhave to be referred else-where, such as Legal Aid—

and can end up in housingcourt. The free mediationservice serves as a gap-fillerand can keep a lot of thosecases from plugging up thecourt system. Those issuesare commonly when a land-lord refuses to return a se-curity deposit or fails to fixa sink, furnace, or someother repair.

“Our call volume hasincreased tremendouslyover the last few months.It’s very, very clear thatthere’s a lot of critical hous-ing issues going on,” saidMs. Jenkins. “With evic-tion moratoriums in place,so landlords were not ableto evict people and youhad a lot of tenants, be-cause of job loss or otherfinancial hardships,weren’t able to pay theirrent. So we were seeingthings like ‘self-help evic-tions,’ where landlords takeaction to try to force some-body out, but not using thelegal eviction process.”

Those tactics includeshutting off utilities, remov-ing belongings, changingthe locks, sudden rent in-creases, or imposing newfees or penalties landlordsweren’t charging before.Ms. Jenkins called them“troubling and predatorypractices resulting from thefrustration of landlords notbeing able to file an evic-tion and having difficultycollecting rent.”

But there are also com-plaint calls where tenantsfind themselves in “veryvulnerable and distressingsituations,” such as sexual

harassment, according toMs. Jenkins, where femaletenants have been askedfor sexual favors in lieu ofrent.

“Some of these womenare low income or havechildren,” she said. So thethreat of having their hous-ing taken away is a veryreal threat. Those kinds ofsituations can put some-body in a very difficultsport.”

“What we’re talkingabout is issues that arisebefore people get tocourt—before an evictionis filed, before rent is putin escrow,” explained Ms.Jenkins. “These are com-mon issues that hopefullycan be resolved and maybeprevent the parties fromhaving to go to court.”

Lucas County Commis-sioners gave the program$140,000 in startup fundsand an anonymous donorchipped in another$50,000. The Fair Hous-ing Center hired two me-diators to directly beginhandling cases without aneed for referral.

“Nationally, you havea housing crisis going onright now, because youhave a lot of the evictionmoratoriums and otherprotections put in placeare starting to be lifted, ifthey haven’t already. Yetpeople are still strugglingfinancially,” said Ms.Jenkins. “So, we’re defi-nitely facing a situationwhere people might beevicted or displaced, atleast. So, the hope of this

would still receive art, mu-sic, and physical education,but on a trimester basis.

A green light status indi-cates school is in full session,as normal. A virtual learningoption would remain in placefor those who prefer to con-tinue to utilize it.

Families have the optionto request virtual learningfor the entire first semester,regardless of the status TPSis operating. The deadlinefor online learning opt-in isSaturday, Aug. 8.

TPS administrators planto meet individually with ev-ery family before the start ofthe academic year. Thosemeetings are expected to oc-cur between Aug. 14 andLabor Day weekend.

Many of the eight largesturban Ohio school districts

Many area school districts are delaying the newschool year, with Online at Home learning(Continued from Page 1)

are employing similar tacticsto start the new academic year.Cleveland MetropolitanSchools, for example, was thefirst to announce a virtual learn-ing option, at least for the firstnine weeks. Many of the Ohio8, as they are known, are re-evaluating their original re-turn plans. TPS had initiallyannounced a hybrid learningmodel, which currently mir-rors the “yellow-light” status.

Many of Ohio’s school dis-tricts have yet to announceformal return to school plans,as their administrators con-tinue to evaluate health advi-sories. The Toledo-LucasCounty Health Dept. is set toannounce precautionary guid-ance, which many local schooldistricts plan to use to finalizetheir academic year plans. Mostsuburban school districts are

set to return the week ofAug. 17.

During a recent state-wide coronavirus briefing,Lt. Governor Jon Hustedannounced that help was onthe way for districts need-ing technology and broad-band access. The financialaid is coming in the form of$50 million in matchinggrants, which would helpschools get what they needin additional wi-fi accessand digital devices to loan tostudents.

Parents can submit ques-tions via email atquestions@tps.org. Districtadministrators plan to pro-vide updates via social me-dia and online at the “Re-sponsible Readiness page onthe district website,www.tps.org.

program is to try toprevent evictionsby trying to resolveissues before it getsto court.”

Many times, theissues boil down toa misunderstand-ing, lack of com-munication, or abroken promise. A media-tor can bring the two par-ties together, give them achance to talk through theirissues, and voluntarilyreach some sort of com-promise or work througha solution. Other benefitsinclude its informal andconfidential nature.

“The mediator is notthere to impose some sortof solution on the parties.The mediator is there tohelp the two parties reach asolution on their own,” saidMs. Jenkins. “It’s not some-body telling them theyhave to do this. This letsboth sides work out some-thing that’s agreeable.”

There’s no capacity atpresent for judges or mag-istrates to refer cases to themediation program. All thework will be done pre-litigation, before attorneys

get involved. The fact ofthe matter is, many tenantscannot afford an attorney,while landlords don’t wantto go to the expense ofeviction and trying to finda new tenant. Both sideshave financial incentive toparticipate.

“You end up with thisdisparity, because whenyou get to court, the major-ity of the time, landlordshave legal representationand tenants do not,” saidMs. Jenkins. “That createsan inherent inequity andmost of the cases are ruledin favor of the landlord. Bythe time you get to housingcourt, it’s going to be adetrimental situation for thetenant.”

A lot of tenants eitherdon’t know about or un-derstand the escrow pro-cess, which can be both

confusing and cumber-some. The escrow processalso leaves those repairissues in limbo while thecase works its way throughcourt—which could in-volve an unsafe situationfor a family.

“One of the benefits ofmediation is you’re notgoing to have that long,drawn-out process,” saidMs. Jenkins. “We’re go-ing to be able to get you inquicker, get you a solu-tion quicker. The issuescan be resolved in a muchtimelier fashion. It’s morecost-effective, too, be-cause it’s free.”

There’s an educationcomponent to the media-tion program, informingtenants and landlords oftheir individual rights andresponsibilities in that re-lationship—notice ofeviction, security depos-its, when the landlord canenter an apartment, amongthe more important issues.

More information canbe obtained about the me-diation program by callingthe Fair Housing Center at419.243.6163 or by down-loading a brochure at theagency’s website: https://www.toledofhc.org.

Fair Housing Center Offering Landlord-Tenant MediationBy La Prensa Staff

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For current openings and to apply, visithttps://www.utoledo.edu/jobs/

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Are you looking to start a career with a growingcompany in the automotive industry? MOBIS NorthAmerica is looking for Assemblers and MaterialHandlers. The ideal candidate will be available for1st or 2nd shift, great attitude, work ethic, andattendance. Shift hours as follows: 5:00 pm-3:30am. Shifts do typically run over the scheduled shifttimes. Must be willing to work Monday throughSaturday with some Sundays. There are manyopportunities for future growth within the companyalong with union benefits and pay raises after hirein. Pay starts at $11 per hour and bumps to $15.50upon hire in. Requirements include the following:HS Diploma/GED, be able to lift 50 lbs withoutrestriction, pass pre employment screeningwhich includes a drug screen and 7 year criminalbackground check, and longevity of a year ormore in an automotive production environment.Steel toe boots/shoes required.

This is a temp to hire position based on atten-dance, job performance, and attitude.

If interested call go to www.job1america.com andclick APPLY NOW to start the application pro-cess, then call Erin at 419-367-9169. Other posi-tions also available with Job1America.

The City of Perrysburg is taking applications for the positionof Law Director

Located along the Maumee River, the City of Perrysburg, Ohio is a fast-growingcommunity rich in history and strong on character. Perrysburg is a place whereMidwestern work ethic still prevails and the preservation of history is as importantas the desire for planned growth. It is a hometown where education is emphasized,and athletics and the arts are valued. Take time to learn about the community votedby Ohio Magazine as one of Ohio’s Best Hometown’s for 2009.

Summary of Duties: This is a sophisticated professional and managerial positionwhich requires a high level of municipal legal experience in order to provide anddirect a wide range of legal support and services as chief legal officer for the Cityof Perrysburg. Under administrative direction, serves as the head of the Depart-ment of Law; provides legal counsel in connection with municipal affairs of the City;performs duties imposed on law directors under the laws of the State of Ohio unlessotherwise provided by City Ordinance; supervises personnel; performs legalresearch, investigates and renders opinions; attends regular, special and/orcommittee meetings; drafts and prepares ordinances and resolutions; providesrepresentation in Local, State, and Federal Court and administrative agencies onbehalf of the City; prepares and administers the Department of Law budget.

Qualifications: An example of acceptable qualifications:

Attainment of J.D. degree from an American Bar Association accredited school oflaw and licensed by the Ohio Supreme Court to practice in the State of Ohio anda minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience the practice of law and/or publicsector administration. Working knowledge of labor and employment law a plus.

Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and be in good standing.

The salary range for this position is $82,411 to $103, 198 depending on qualifica-tions and experience, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Note: this is a full-time position and no private practices are permitted.

To apply for this position please see our posting

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/perrysburg

Applications must be received by August 12.

Due to the public records laws of Ohio, application materials cannot be consid-ered confidential.

Perrysburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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