Activities for Families:

What to do During Social Distancing: https://www.510families.com/covid-19-social-distancing-with-kids-what-to-do-where-to-go/

Giant List of Indoor Activities for Kids: 

https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/indoor-activities-for-kids/

Free Read-Aloud Stories for Children

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

Free or Low Cost Stress Reducing Apps for Kids

https://parentingchaos.com/anxiety-apps-kids/

 

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 Click here → FREE Capstone ebooks and PebbleGo.pdf

 

Capstone Interactive e-books:  3,877 high-interest books! Fiction and non-fiction at all levels. Read-aloud capability. Only 49 Spanish titles but they are popular choices like Sofia Martinez. 

 

PebbleGo: Easy, fun database for K-3rd students. English & Spanish. Animals, Science, Biographies, Social Studies, Dinosaurs, Games.

 

PebbleGo Next: Database for 3rd-5th grade students. English only. Science, Social Studies, Biographies.

 

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Career Girls - https://www.careergirls.org/

 

Blue Stars Admissions Consulting’s College Planning Workbook - http://bluestars.us/college-planning-workbook/

 

Girls Leadership - https://girlsleadership.org/resources/

 

New Moon Girls - https://newmoongirls.com/free-digital-new-moon-girls-magazine/ (free magazine issue)

 

Girlstart - https://girlstart.org/our-programs/for-educators/

 

IGNITE : https://www.ignitenational.org/empower_your_daughter

 

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Need Legal Help?

 

Legal Services of Northern California: LSNC.net (916) 551-2150

 

Updated, free legal help for issues related to housing, health, Calworks, CalFresh, Unemployment insurance, and General relief

 

Video about Eviction Protection: English and Spanish

Western Center on Law and Poverty - https://wclp.org/

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Here is a link to more information!

 

Compilation of State-wide Phone and Internet Resources

Access from AT&T - Discount Internet Access

60 days free service - $10/month after 60 days

CALL (855) 220-5211

 

 

Access from Sonic - Discount Internet Access + Home Phone

Three months free service - $40/month after three months

(up to 1GB speeds)

CALL 888-766-4233   

 

Lifeline Cell Phone Service--free to low income families

Assurance Wireless Contact Information ( also in-person booth near Eastmont Mall)

 

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Internet & Cell Phone Resources

 

Comcast is offering free/reduced price internet for those of low-income who are forced to work or study remotely due to COVID-19. Comcast Internet Essentials

 

• 60 days free service - $9.95/month after 60 days, CALL (855) 846-8376

 

 

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COVID-19/Coronavirus Information

 

Recent Updates: OUSD COVID-19 Information:    https://www.ousd.org/Page/19049

 

Coronavirus: FAQ for Parents in English and Spanish (KidsHealth)

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus.html

https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/coronavirus-esp.html?WT.ac=pairedLink

 

 

Coronavirus: Fact sheets in 24 languages (Ontario, Canada). Note: some resources are specific to Ontario but the information is helpful for minority language speakers.

• https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus#section-11
• Center for Disease Control:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• Getting Your Household Ready: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/home/get-your-household-ready-for-COVID-19.html#resources

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Health Centers open in OUSD:

1. Hawthorne Health Clinic (1700 28th Ave.). Please call (510) 481-4566 between the hours of 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday to be screened or schedule an appointment.

2. Youth Heart Health Center (286 East 10th St.). Please call (510) 481-4566 between the hours of 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday to be screened or schedule an appointment.

3. Youth UpRising/Castlemont (8711 MacArthur Blvd., Ste. A). Please call (510) 428-3556 during the following hours to be screened or schedule an appointment: Mondays 1:30-4:30pm; Wednesdays: 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays: 8:30-11:30am.

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Call 211 (Phone lines answered 24/7) or use their website to find services

http://211alamedacounty.org/

 

Bay Area Shelter In Place Order→ Bay Area Shelter In Place Information

 

Resources for Undocumented Persons: https://ciyja.org/covid19/

 

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Food Resources

 

In OUSD Schools: For all students in OUSD and any Oakland children under 18. 

During the closure, our Nutrition Services Department will open twelve schools throughout the city where “Grab and Go” breakfast and lunch meals will be available for our students. The sites listed below will be open at the following times and children will be able to pick up multiple days worth of food to take home.

 

• Monday: 8:00-12:00 (3 breakfasts/3 lunches per student)

• Thursday: 8:00-12:00 (2 breakfasts/2 lunches per student)

• Food is available to all OUSD students, and any Oakland child 18 and under.

• Please bring a grocery bag or cooler to bring food home for the week.

• Northwest/West Oakland: Sankofa Elementary, West Oakland Middle School and Hoover Elementary

• Central Oakland: Oakland High School and Garfield Elementary

• East Oakland: Bret Harte Middle School, Life Academy/United for Success, Coliseum College Preparatory Academy, Madison Park Upper, Fremont High School, Castlemont High School and Elmhurst United Middle School

• Student does not need to be present but family will need to provide student’s name, grade level, and school. 

 

 

• Find a Food Pantry Near You           https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ca-oakland

• Local Wiki-Free Eats in Oakland (need to call to confirm current capacity)

• Points of Light will be delivering groceries to families with youth & children who do not have any means of transportation between the hours of 8:00am - 12:00pm.

 

 

Please call the designated youth director in your district:  

To find out what city district your school site or home address is in: District Locator 

• District 1: (850) 532 - 2376

• District 2: (510) 798 - 9240

• District 3: (909) 800 - 2245

• District 4: (909) 800 - 2245

• District 5: (650) 720 - 1171

• District 6: (510) 384 - 9032 OR (626) 272 - 4477

• District 7: (786) 474 - 5600 OR (415) 283 - 9173

 

CalFresh Food Stamp Program- It is now easier to apply and receive benefits via GetCalFresh.org. 

• You do not have to interview in order to qualify (up until May), nor report your income (up until June). 

• The state is issuing additional emergency allotments (EA) on cards already active for March/April.  If you meet CalFresh eligibility, the maximum benefit will be automatically loaded onto your EBT account. You will not have your benefit amount reduced due to income. 

• New applicants can fill out the online application that takes about 10 minutes. If someone needs assistance, the Berkeley Free Clinic has volunteers available to help Alameda County residents with the application process.
  
  

Food Resources For Senior Citizens

• Compiled list of Bay Area early shopping hours for Senior Citizens

• 211  - Bay Area Home Meal Delivery for Seniors

• Unity Council Senior Center in the Fruitvale Village

• Wednesdays they distribute food to seniors

• Help for dislocated workers (those with cut hours, lost wages) 

• Childcare and employment training

• Spanish translation available

   

 Mental Health Resources

 

ALAMEDA COUNTY CRISIS LINE:

CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE:

1-800-309-2131

 

-Crisis Text Line Text the word HOME to 741-741 for support (national resource: Crisis Text Line Video)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaLZGDwYiI

Text this number if you are in emotional crisis and needing support. If you feel unsafe, please call 911. 

 

Peer Run Warm Line: Non emergency support line. 

 

-Parent Support and Resource Hotline: Family Paths 1-800-829-3777

Our 24-Hour Parent Support & Resource Hotline provides free and confidential counseling, information and referrals to anyone in need of parenting support. You have access to caring hotline counselors for anonymous calls at any time, or schedule regular call backs to support you with your parenting or family concerns. We also can refer you to Family Paths’ services and 900+ Alameda County resources.

 

-ACCESS Line:  ACCESS Line for families with Medi-cal insurance. Call this hotline to get connected to counseling or other mental health services.   http://www.acbhcs.org/providers/Access/access.htm

 

-OUSD EAP/Mental Health Resources for OUSD Staff:  Teacher and Staff Wellness Resource  Teachers and staff can use this resource to connect to counseling and other wellness resources.

 

-Bay Area Resource Link Hub: Bay Area Resource Links Connect to services and support by category.  https://awesome-table.com/-Kl05RmQhlY5Pv2nqWvk/view

 

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Financial Support

 

This resource below has information in English and Spanish for families who are being economically disadvantaged by COVID-19 and has steps to receiving money from the government if, for example, they work at a restaurant which needed to close due to the pandemic or they cannot work because they are home to take care of an affected family member.

 

https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm?fbclid=IwAR1ChkZs5d7SxuJ630qK6JBd4F7HRhLRg6PJbPcAVF0GhyP914BCVUoLIIc

 

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Housing

 

For Emergency Shelter Call 211

Also: If you are in need of immediate emergency shelter and housing assistance, please contact: Eden Information & Referral at 510-537-2552 or the Bay Area Helpline at 1-800-273-6222.

 

Alameda County Season of Sharing: hotel vouchers/emergency housing (510) 272-3700

Catholic Charities of the East Bay

https://www.cceb.org/housing-services-in-the-county-of-alameda/

 

 

 

 

The guides include:

• Key items children should be learning in English language arts and mathematics in each grade, once Common Core Standards are fully implemented.

• Activities that parents can do at home to support their child's learning.

• Methods for helping parents build stronger relationships with their child's teacher.