In light of guidance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the recent increase of COVID cases in Detroit, we will only be open to students Monday thru Thursday. In addition, classroom capacity will be further reduced and students will sit at least 9’ apart from one another. As has been the case all year, all students are permitted to work remotely.
MI DHHS Detroit
Meals during Shut Down
Covenant House Academy is developing plans to support the basic needs of our students and families during the current school closure.
Counseling & Mental Health
Disaster Distress Helpline – 1-800-985-5990 — This 24/7/365 service from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides crisis counseling for people going through both natural and human-caused disasters. It’s free, multi-lingual and confidential. You can also text TalkWithUs to 66746.
Team Wellness Center
Call 24-hours a day – 888-813-TEAM (8326)
Services include: Mental Health Screening, Therapy, Crisis Response and Intervention. Children and Teen Behavioral Health, Primary Medical Care
Offering same-day telehealth appointments. Accepts most insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare.
Peer Support “Warmline” - will operate seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. at 888-PEER-753 (888-733-7753). It is intended to serve individuals living with persistent mental health challenges including anxiety, depression and trauma.
Henry Ford’s Community Emotional Support Line for Teens & Adults, begins 4/27/20, Everyday 7am-11pm, 313-874-0343
Additional Resources
Detroit Health Dept. 313846-4000 press #1 to find out more information about COVID. Testing is available at the FairGrounds. The City of Detroit and the Health Department are providing transportation for $2 for city of Detroit residents only 313-230-0505 to schedule testing.
Communications (Detroit)
We now have the ability to respond to phone messages even when staff cannot be in our school buildings. If you need to speak with a staff member and do not have their email address or direct #, please call the number for your school and leave a message (we will check messages daily):
o Central Campus – (313) 899-6900
o East Campus – (313) 267-4315
o Southwest Campus – (313) 297-8720
o District Office – (313) 558-9022
Academics (Detroit)
In uncertain times, it is more important than ever that students complete their high school education and earn their diploma. We strongly encourage every CHA student to work 25 hours or more on classes in Edmentum and Rosetta Stone every week, and no less than 15 hours. The restrictions on our daily lives may give students an opportunity to graduate sooner than expected. A diploma will be even more important if our economy continues to suffer from the Coronavirus.
· For students without Internet, Comcast is offering 60 days of fee Internet ($9.95 per month after that). To register, go to https://www.internetessentials.com/ or call 1-855-846-8376 for English and 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish. We encourage all families to take advantage of this offer.
· Students can also login using free Wi Fi Hotspots from Xfinity in many parts of the city. See their Hotspot map to see if there is one near you: https://hotspots.wifi.comcast.com/.
If you have any questions not answered here, or need additional assistance, please contact any one of us by phone or email. It is our fervent hope that we all get through this safely. Please be careful, follow healthy guidelines, and let us know if we can help in any way.