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+ Ensuring Inclusive Communities by Offering More COVID-19 Testing Sites
The Office for Globalization has partnered with the Public Health Department, the YMCA and Bluewater Labs to offer a new COVID-19 drive-thru/walk-up testing site for the public at the Southeast YMCA location in the Buechel neighborhood. There is no need to pre-register or make an appointment, and all insurance is welcome. No one will be turned away.
These efforts are very specific in focusing on an area where many cultures and international communities intersect so that testing is accessible to all communities. The Buechel neighborhood encompasses the Latinx, Congolese, Arabic, Syrian, Bosnian, Nepali, Korean, Ethiopian, Somali, and so many more cultures and demographics.
The kick-off event will take place on Friday, August 28 from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Additional dates to accommodate Labor Day Weekend:
• Monday, August 31 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 2 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Friday, September 4 from 1 – 7 p.m.
*No Testing Over Labor Day Weekend*
• Wednesday, September 9 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Friday, September 11 from 1 – 7 p.m.
• Saturday, September 12 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Starting September 14, regular testing will be available:
• Every Monday/Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Every Friday from 1 – 7 p.m.
• Every Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
+ JCPS School and Community Nutrition Services
The majority of JCPS schools are now offering curbside service for breakfast and lunch. These meals are for students who are enrolled in JCPS. Students enrolled at Community Eligibility Schools will not be charged for meals. Students enrolled at non-Community Eligibility Schools can apply for free or reduced-price meals at www.MySchoolApps.com.
If not eligible for free meals, parents/guardians will need to deposit funds on their student's account by check or at www.MySchoolBucks.com. A letter for each student will be mailed that includes a barcode for ease of pick-up. Help JCPS to plan accordingly by signing up for the NTI 2.0 meal pickup location at www.jcpsfood.org
*A few locations will not be serving meals or have combined with a nearby location.
Find Locations Here
+ USCIS Fee Increases Effective October 2
On August 3, the Department of Homeland Security finalized changes to the fees U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charges for various immigration applications. These changes − which will be effective October 2 − will increase fees, eliminate most fee waivers, narrow fee waiver eligibility, add a new fee for asylum applications, and require separate fees for adjustment applications.
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+ New COVID-19 Prevention Videos from Multilingual Health Workers Across the Country
Partner agencies of Church World Service (CWS) collected COVID-19 prevention videos from multilingual workers across the United States. See below for links to videos in six different languages. Please share throughout your network. We are in this together.
Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e--Sqh8ZfM8&feature=youtu.be
Kinyarwanda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7muX9On6UgU&feature=youtu.be
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