Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 2, 2024 City to Host Youth Fall Resource Fair at Recreation Center Opportunity for youth and families to meet the Department of youth Development and Enrichment and more E VERETT, MA – Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett will host the Youth Fall Resource Fair on Friday, August 23, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Everett Recreation Center (47 Elm Street). Youth and their families are encouraged to attend this event that will give attendees the opportunity to meet the Department of Youth Development and Enrichment and other Everett organizations. Additionally, those who attend will be able to explore and register for the upcoming fall recreation and enrichment and career development programs. Food and refreshments will be provided at the event. To register as a partner or as an attendee, please visit cityofeverett. com/events/fall-resource-fair. For more information, please call 617-394-2270 to be connected to the Youth Development and Enrichment Department. City of Everett encourages and reminds local organizations to apply for ARPA funds by Aug. 9 L ocal Everett organizations have until August 9 to apply for American Rescue Plan Act grant funds that must be awarded by December 31, 2024. The City of Everett has allocated $11.2 million (M) to fund projects and programs that directly benefit the residents of Everett and help in the recovery of the negative impacts created or exacerbated by COVID-19. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which is also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or ARPA, is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021. The City of Everett has partnered with a multicultural marketing firm, ASG, to conduct community outreach and create awareness of these funding opportunities throughout Everett. Everett officials have organized multiple touchpoints with residents, including business walks to inform the community before the deadline. Interested applicants can learn more about how to apply through hybrid information sessions conducted in Spanish, Portuguese and English. “These funds have the potential to help our small businesses and local organizations that support our residents, and I urge all organizations and businesses to consider applying so we can build a stronger Everett with this funding,” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “Current and future Everett resiREMINDS | SEE PAGE 14 DIDOMENICO | FROM PAGE 2 term care facility applicants, including any litigation related to quality of care, patient safety, labor issues or deceptive business practices. The bill requires DPH to review the financial capacity of an applicant and its history in providing long-term care in Massachusetts and other states. It requires applicants to notify DPH if it is undergoing financial distress, such as filing for bankruptcy, defaulting on a lending agreement or undergoing receivership. It allows DPH to limit, restrict or revoke a long-term care facility license for cause, such as substantial or sustained failure to provide adequate care, substantial or sustained failure to comply with laws or regulations, or lack of financial capacity to operate a facility. It also gives DPH the power to appoint a temporary manager if a long-term care facility owner fails to maintain substantial or sustained compliance with laws and regulations. This manager would be brought on for at least three months, at the facility owner’s expense, to bring the facility into compliance. The bill requires long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plans to DPH with clear protocols for the isolation of residents, lab testing, visitor screening, preventing spread from staff, and the notification of residents, family and staff in the event of a contagious disease outbreak. The bill prohibits long-term care facilities from discriminating against residents based on LGBTQ+ identity or HIV status, whether through the denial of admission, medical or nonmedical care, access to restrooms or through room assignments. It also requires staff training on preserving LGBTQ+ rights and care.
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