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Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit urgently seeks donations as hundreds of families wait for furniture
The Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit is in urgent need of donations. The bank says over 120 families in the area are waiting for furniture.
The bank says donations often slow during winter months, but that doesn’t mean the need does. The two main items families are going without are dining tables and dressers.
Steve Mattar is a longtime board member of the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit. He says each night, 20,000 children in the area will go to sleep without a bed.
“They’ll be on the floor, or in a chair, on a couch and it’s just heartbreaking,” Mattar said.
The furniture bank works to keep kids and families out of that situation, specifically aiming to provide essential furniture for families who have walked through homelessness, domestic violence, floods, fires, and sickness.
‘No presence at all’: Detroit seniors voice concern after office management changes at apartment complex
Residents inside a Detroit senior apartment complex say they’re worried for their safety because there’s no longer anyone from management consistently in the office.
The apartment’s regional manager says there is an employee managing two complexes at the same time.
Seniors living inside the Reverend Holley Senior Apartments say there used to be a person from management working at the complex 40 hours a week. But, about three or four months ago, that changed.
“These are elderly people who have wheelchairs, and canes, and stuff, so this assistance is needed,” one resident said.
This resident says they applied to live at the complex and waited months to hear if they got a spot. They were thrilled to finally get a unit. When they moved in, there was a friendly face in the office, ready to help the many seniors inside.
‘We’re No. 1’: Michigan basketball delivers ‘California Love’ to UCLA in Valentine’s Day rout
The No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team (24-1, 14-1 Big Ten) returned to Ann Arbor for a Valentine’s Day beatdown, taking down the UCLA Bruins (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) 86-56.
In the victory, which was their 10th in a row, fans with seconds ticking away started chanting “We’re No. 1″ as they believed that with Arizona losing earlier in the week, they would be the No. 1 team in the nation.
Yaxel Lendeborg finished the game with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Morez Johnson Jr. chipped in with 15 points, and Nimari Burnett added 12 for the Wolverines.
Saturday’s (Feb. 14) game was a “white out” at Crisler Center as fans were encouraged to wear white.
Detroit police want help finding missing 81-year-old woman
Police are seeking information about an 81-year-old woman who went missing in Detroit.
Vetra Evans left her residence in the 20400 block of Washburn on Friday (Feb. 13) and did not return home.
She was last seen wearing a blue jacket and white shorts over black leggings.
According to her caregiver, she has dementia and schizophrenia.
Weather: Mid-February thaw arrives for holiday weekend in Metro Detroit
Sunday continues the mild trend, with highs reaching the mid-40s across metro Detroit.
The Thumb will stay slightly cooler, generally in the upper 30s to near 40. Morning fog may linger. Otherwise, skies will be partly sunny.