COVID-19 RESOURCES
County of San Diego
Health and Human Services Agency/Child Welfare Services
COVID 19 Resource Guide
2-1-1
For updated information on resources in our community, please contact 2-1-1 or visit the website at https://211sandiego.org/resources/health-wellness/covid-19-resources/
John Burton Advocates for Youth
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMR6VLFrIGcFyJkzFcum1O8pwWJZzwjsFdlq0_G7i5M/edit#
FOOD
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Poway Community Food Connection
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Additional resources can be found here
EDUCATIONAL / ACTIVITIES
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NEW: Virtual School Day: Nearly 200 free, live K-12 classes available all day long intended to help parents fill their children’s day with enriched learning. Some popular classes are "Intro to Spanish for Kids", “Coolest Women in History”, “Java Programming Basics”, and “The Story of Your Favorite Fairy Tales”.
Virtual Summer Camps: Free half-day summer camps are a week long, with enrichment-based classes in subjects like foreign languages, chess, theater, coding, Minecraft, how to be a detective, photography and more. These live, interactive camps will be taught by expert instructors vetted through Varsity Tutors' platform. -
Students Pre-K through 12th grade can access free, educational PBS daytime programming designated for each grade level
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MIND Research Institute is offering no cost access to a free math instructional program for students in grades K-8
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Scholastic is offering free, online learning experiences for kids of all ages
Articles on keeping kids busy and socially connected:
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The Atlantic: How Parents Can Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine (online article)
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Louisiana State University: Supporting Young Children Isolated Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF)
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Zero to Three: Five Tips to Make the Most of Video Chats (online article)
MENTAL HEALTH
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Shine created a new resources on how anxiety impacts your emotions, your finances, and your relational health, and ways to manage it
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How to have a healthy outlook on COVID-19
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CDC's guide to coping
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Stress Relief Playbook created by the California Surgeon General
INTERNET/CONNECTIVITY ASSISTANCE
Computers 2 SD kids: https://www.c2sdk.org/
San Diego Futures Foundation: https://sdfutures.org/
Students in need of internet service can contact 1-844-488-8398 for free internet from Spectrum.
iFoster Phones for Foster Youth
OPTIONS FOR STAYING CONNECTED ONLINE:
Facetime - Video Calling / Free / Available in Apple Store
Whatsapp - Video Calling, Messaging / Free / Available on computers, tablets, Android, and Apple
Snapchat - Video Calling, Messaging, Video Messaging / Free / Available in Android and Apple
Zoom - Group Video Conferencing / Free / Available on computers, tablets, Android and Apple
Google Hangouts - Video Calling, Messaging / Free / Available on computers, tablets, Android and Apple
Google Duo - Video Calling / Free / Available on Android and Apple
Skype - Video Calling, Messaging, Group Video Conferencing and Messaging / Free / Available on computers, tablets, Android and Apple
Facebook Messenger - Video Calling, Messaging / Free / Available on computers, tablets, Android and Apple
Free Conference Call - Voice Conference Calling / Free
Google Voice - Cloud-based Phone Number / Free for calls online within the US
EXPLAINING COVID-19 RESOURCES
National Association of School Psychologists – Talking to Children About COVID-19
Child Friendly Coronavirus Video
Comic Book Exploring Coronavirus
Corona Virus Podcast for Children
Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Collaborative (LAOYC) COVID-19 What You Need To Know fact sheet for foster youth
For additional resources and helpful information, please visit the California COVID-19 Response page.