COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis. In an effort to support our community of schools, parents, families, and stakeholders, WA Charters is offering a list of useful public resources. This page will be regularly updated as new resources emerge.
RESOURCE HUBS
- Washington state COVID-19 response site
- Seattle Time’s resource hub for support services
- Greater Spokane Incorporated’s resource hub for support services
- City of Walla Walla’s COVID-19 page
- NewSchools Venture Fund’s resource hub
- Resource hub for providing education for students experiencing homelessness
- Resource hub for providing education for students with disabilities
AT-HOME LEARNING
Strategies and advice
- Huffington Post: Parenting During Coronavirus
- Psychology Today: Parenting During COVID-19 (bulleted list to stick on your fridge)
- Now that everyone’s a school designer: at-home learning strategies from Transcend
- Pop-up homeschool generator to help families and educators quickly assemble the many available resources into a schedule
- Commonsense education’s at-home resource hub
Free learning resources
- A curated list of currently free learning resources from organizations like K-6 Scholastic, National Geographic, and others.
- Afrocentric homeschooling resources
- Education companies providing free online resources
- GatesUS shortlist of online learning resources
- Impact Public School’s Impact at Home weekly e-newsletter and at-home learning packets: Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade
- Medium’s curated list of online learning resources
- TEDEd for Students & Educators
- YouTube Learning Channel, many subjects + study tips
Free adult learning resources
- 450 Free Ivy League Courses You Can Take Right Now
- Free, at-home PD offerings from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education
FREE OR LOW-COST INTERNET
- King County One-Pagers
- Pierce County Low Cost Internet Options
- Spokane and Walla Walla Low Cost Internet Options
- Urge all internet providers to provide free internet to ALL low-income families
FOOD AND CHILDCARE
- King and Pierce County Childcare Resources
- Spokane Food Banks and Meal Suppliers
- Walla Walla Food Banks and Meal Suppliers
- King County Food Banks and Meal Suppliers
- King County Live Map of Food Resources
- Pierce County Food Banks and Meal Suppliers
- Schools offering free meals by King County region
- Child Care Aware resources
- Grab and Go Meal Sites
- Seattle Help for Parents & Caregivers During COVID-19 Facebook group
HOUSING AND SHELTER
- King and Pierce County Housing / Shelter Resources
- Walla Walla Housing / Shelter Resources
- Spokane Housing / Shelter Resources
FUNDING AND SUPPORT
- Eastern Washington Community Response Fund
- Grants to feed kids and families from NoKidHungry
- King County anti-hate and bias response fund
- King County equity and social justice COVID-19 community response fund
- King County regional donations connector
- Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans for small businesses and nonprofits
- Seattle Foundation COVID-19 Fund
- Seattle Sounders FC Relief Fund for Workers, Small Businesses, and Nonprofits in SoDo, Pioneer Square, and CID
- Spokane Artists and Creatives Fund
- List of community foundation COVID-19 response funds
TALKING ABOUT COVID-19
Fact sheets
- ኖቭል ኮሮናቫይረስ – Amharic
- 新型冠狀病毒 – Chinese, Traditional
- 신종 코로나바이러스 – Korean
- Caabuqa Xalfaafka Wadnaha – Somali
- Nuevo coronavirus – Spanish
- Vi-rút Corona Mới – Vietnamese
- English
Other resources
- Combatting racist language during COVID-19 from the Opportunity Agenda
- Comic strip about COVID-19 for kids from NPR
- Guidance for talking to your children from the National Association of School Psychologists
- Pandemic flu comic available in multiple languages
MENTAL HEALTH
- Coping with stress (English Version)
- Coping with stress (Spanish Version)
- A Parenting Guide During COVID-19: Be Kind to Yourself
- Helping children cope with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Free First Aid Arts Mini Toolkit: Tools for your Mental and Emotional Health
STAYING HEALTHY
- What you need to know about COVID-19
- WHO COVID-19 prevention and protection guidelines
- How to properly put on and take off a disposable respirator
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Do a quick audit of how equity is showing up in your response
Support the charter sector
- Give to WA Charters’ COVID-19 Response
- Give to Rainier Prep to support emergent needs
- Give to Rainier Valley Leadership Academy’s Gofundme response fund
Support community needs
- Urge all internet providers to provide free internet to ALL low-income families
- Give to Seattle Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund
- Give to the Somali Parent Education Board
- Donate to or volunteer at local food banks
- Donate to GoFundMe to support struggling artists
- Sign up to deliver groceries
- Order take-out from Chinatown-ID restaurants to support small business and combat racism
- Many nonprofits had to cancel their fundraisers, please give directly to your favorites online
- Give blood