Food Distribution Map:

For our youngest residents, schools across the County are setting up their own food distribution systems for low-income families whose children depend on the lunch or breakfast they get from the cafeteria. Find a regional Bay Area map of school closure meal sites here.

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The Santa Clara County Office of Education Resources:

The Santa Clara County Office of Education has posted resources for parents, including at-home learning resources by grade level, guides for talking to children about COVID-19, and accessibility tools for students with special needs. The County Office of Education’s Inclusion Collaborative has also expanded its resources to include a weekly Family Resource Chat forum where parents can learn and practice education techniques with an Inclusion Training Specialist, exchange information, and connect with each other. The Warmline is also available for free, 8 hours for per day, at 408-453-6651. Languages include Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Korean. 

To help children stay entertained, families can take advantage of free library cards and access to a free digital online library. Families can also opt in to free virtual experiences to have fun from home.

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Wide Open School

Wide Open School, an initiative by Common Sense Media, features free tools from leading education organizations to help students learn. UNESCO provides a list of educational applications, platforms and resources to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. More educational resources and learning activities are available here. You can also find a list of fun learning at home resources.

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Internet Matters 

Internet Matters has curated a list of social media apps designed to help children learn how to interact with each other and share safely online.

Children of different ages react in different ways to change, and especially pandemics or trauma. In addition to the materials provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics, your local Red Cross can give you information about helping children cope with disasters, and the CDC provides resources for caring for children and youth with special healthcare needs during emergencies. More information for emotional and mental wellness can be found here.

Parents Helping Parents also serves as a resource for families under pressure or stress that have family members with special needs (which includes about 20% of the population). Parents Helping Parents recognizes the challenges of having children with special needs of any age outside of their trusted and loved routines. As there’s understandably a fear that comes when we don’t have answers to our most pressing questions, Parents Helping Parents provides a succinct way for families to find relevant information and connect to resources, including a full E-Learning library.

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Child Abuse Hotline

Residents can report suspected child abuse in Santa Clara County by calling the 24-hour toll-free hotline at: 1-833-SCC-KIDS (1-833-722-5437). 

The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Santa County has many more resources here.

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TALK

Bay Area TALK also provides 24-hour support for parents and caregivers in the Bay Area: (415) 441-5437

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LGBTQ

LGBTQ youth, including those without a home, can receive support through San Jose Youth Space and The Bill Wilson Center.