Below are resources are are gathering to help you during this crisis. This is by no means a complete list. Please use them at your discretion.
Immediate Needs
Gwinnett Cares
Caring for our community through COVID-19. This site is designed to specifically help you to get help during this time. https://www.cfneg.org/gwinnettcares/
Food Resources
Go online to FoodFinder.us or download the mobile apps
Berkmar is a designated school giving out lunches and school buses are running the routes with lunches as well
Local Helplines
Gwinnett Helpline: 770-995-3339
United Way Helpline: Dial 211 or text your zip code and need to 898-211 (available 24/7/365 in 140 languages)
NEED CHILDCARE? Call 877-ALL-GA-KIDS or visit QualityRated.org
NEED TRANSPORTATION? Lyft is offering rides to those with essential transportation needs – especially families and children, low-income seniors, doctors and nurses. Visit lyft.com/lyftup to read about their LyftUp Initiative.
Virtual Counseling
Virtual School Counseling (Berkmar Counselors)
Our counseling team is committed to providing school counseling services and support during our digital
learning days.
Please contact your counselor for any of your academic and/or social emotional needs.
Counselor contact information is provided on the left hand side of this flyer.
Virtual School Counseling Flyer
Virtual Counseling from Area Therapist
These area therapists are accepting new adolescent clients and using virtual/digital format for therapy
Support
Financial and other types of assistance may be available from the following agencies and organizations.
Agencies and Organizations Offering Support
People Helping People - Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services
Academic Enrichment
Computers and Internet
Computers
Families without computers/Internet can apply for resources
We have not had a chance to look into any of these and it appears as though all of them have an application process but it might be worth exploring.
Internet
Internet Essentials from Comcast
Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, Comcast is putting in place two substantial program enhancements to help these families deal with this crisis. Click here for all details.
We will make it even easier for low-income families who live in a Comcast service area to sign up by offering new customers 60 days of complimentary Internet Essentials service, which is usually available to all qualified low-income households for $9.95/month.
Also, we are increasing Internet speeds for the Internet Essentials service from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps for all new and existing customers, which will be the speed of the service going forward. In this way, we will ensure that Internet Essentials customers will be able to use their Internet service for all their increased needs as a result of this health crisis.
Internet Essentials Flyer - English and Spanish
Access from ATT
More information can be found here.
Charter
More information can be found here.
WiFi Hotspots
Xfinity
Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free—including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers.
For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.
Spectrum
Get Access to FREE Spectrum WiFi Hotspots in Gwinnett County, GA.
Visit https://www.spectrum.com/free-wifi-hotspots/georgia/gwinnett-county to find one.