Keenon Carreker walked up to the Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen parked in one of the poorest areas of Detroit for the big hot dogs that came inside bags of food passed out to the city’s needy.

Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen trucks are rolling through some of Detroit's poorest neighborhoods delivering food and COVID-19 vaccines (May 13)

Maurice Neely ate a hot dog Wednesday as he stood on the sidewalk of Hamilton Avenue near Collingwood Street in Detroit. A nurse approached him, and offered a COVID-19 vaccine. 

Detroit nonprofits Central City Health (CCH) and Covenant House Michigan (CHM) announced today they are working together to support youth and young adults seeking stability, health care, and housing in metro Detroit.

A new agreement between two nonprofits aligns Covenant House Michigan’s housing and supportive services with CCH’s integrated health care model to better serve young adults in need. 

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A new COVID-19 vaccine clinic has opened in Midtown Detroit for patients 55 and older, 50 years or older with chronic health conditions and essential workers. 

ATTENTION DETROIT

AND WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS

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COVID-19 vaccines are now available

Access to COVID-19 vaccines has been expanded in Michigan. CCH offers patients the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that has been FDA approved for anyone 18 years of age or older.  

Call 1-313-831-3160 for details and appointments. Walk-Ins are Welcome 

Central City Health – 10 Peterboro St. – Detroit

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Under the cover of night, two white trucks with unmistakeable red emblems on their side navigate the icy streets of Detroit on a seasonably cold night in search of the city's most vulnerable population.

In response to the pandemic, and thanks to funding from Ford Motor Co., the Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is adding special trips to its daily Bed and Bread program once a month to provide hot meals, care packages, and medical checkups and offer shelter to the city's homeless. 

Central City Integrated Health (CCH) based in Detroit has announced that Dr. Kimberly Farrow has been appointed as president and CEO of the nonprofit. She was named interim president and CEO in October 2019.

Central City Health [CCH] recently announced that Dr. Kimberly Farrow was appointed as president and CEO of the Detroit-based nonprofit, effective immediately. She was named as interim president and CEO in October 2019. The announcement was made by CCH Board Chair Alfonso Bermea, who said the organization chose to maintain her leadership based on strong gains made in 2020.