• Humanities Preparatory Parenting Support Letter

• Project Hope: Partnership with Children

• Family Resource Centers offer free parent-to-parent support, advocacy, and mental health resources.

Call: Manhattan North: 212-410-1820 Manhattan South: 212-964-5253 Bronx North: 718-220-0456 Bronx South: 718-220-3868 Queens West: 718- 651-1960 Queens East: 347-644-5711 Brooklyn North: 877-425-8133 Brooklyn South: 347-394-5186 Staten Island: 718-698-5307

• Quarenteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters

• Learn How to Make Parenting Easier During This Difficult Time (Wednesday, April 22nd, 8-9pm)

• Helping kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic

• SCO Family Therapy Intervention Program: Provides free, short-term family counseling services to support parents and young people in working through challenges that might arise related to coming out.

• The Parents Project: The Parents Project is a first-of-its-kind digital presence, inclusive of videos, advice, and resources, dedicated exclusively toward helping parents understand their LGBTQ kids.

• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG): PFLAG provides support for trans people and their families

Grief Resources:

• https://sites.google.com/view/grief-response-nyc/home

• A Caring Hand

• The Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University

• Calvary Hospital

Adult Bereavement Group :

• Danielle Jonas, LCSW, COPE NYC/Cope With School NYC therapist, will be hosting an open online bereavement group for adults who have experienced the death of a family member due to COVID-19. The group will have open enrollment and will cap out at 12 members each week. The group will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45pm. Group sessions will be focused on processing the acute grief experience and the challenges related to bereavement in a time of social distancing. Drop in rate will be $30 per session and members will be welcomed on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Danielle directly at Danielle@copewithschoolnyc.com to sign up or with any additional questions.

Communication and Coping Resources :

• The NYP Youth Anxiety Center is offering a free webinar series for teens, young adults, and their parents to share strategies for resilience in challenging times. Click here for more info: https://www.nyp.org/youthanxiety/important-notice

• The Pandemic Parenting Guide: How to Improve Your Child/Teen’s (and Your Own) Emotional Well-Being in Times of COVID-19

• A Compassionate Guide to Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 1: Understanding Why We Are so Anxious Right Now

• A Compassionate Guide to Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 2: Managing Your Anxiety

• How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus

• 5 Ways Your Child can Connect with others: https://www.cigna.com/static/www-cigna-com/docs/individuals-families/health-wellness/topic-mental-health/2020/june-children-and-families-handout.pdf

• Autism resources: https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/autism-resources.pdf

• COVID Mental Health Support Videos: https://psychhub.com/covid-19/covid-educational-institutions/covid-education-videos/

• Combatting Bias and Stigma https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19-bias

• The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people.

• The Door: A social service agency for all youth, offering a support group for LGBT youth as well as health care services, recreation, referrals and high school equivalency classes.

• Day One: Free and confidential counseling, case management and legal advice, information and direct representation to young people age 24 and under related to dating abuse. They have specific services for LGBT, gender non-conforming, queer and questioning youth.

• Campus Pride: Campus Pride serves LGBTQ and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.

Childcare Resources:

• https://www.cigna.com/static/www-cigna-com/docs/coronavirus/finding-child-care-resources.pdf

• The Child Study Center, part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, hosts frequent webinars to offer insights, practical tips, and advice to parents and caregivers. Webinars cover topics such as effective parenting, managing stress, and improving emotional health. The webinars are hosted by our expert clinicians. For information on upcoming webinars, please click here: https://nyulangone.org/locations/child-study-center/child-study-center-webinars?ct=t(November_workshop_webinars_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8ca2ff2021&mc_eid=dbdd5bff5d

• The New York City Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) Borough Offices and Customer Service Walk-In Center is closed. New York City Family Courts are also closed. For child support assistance, email dcse.cseweb@dfa.state.ny.us or call the New York State Child Support Helpline at 888-208-4485. Provide your child support account number with all inquiries.

• 20 Virtual Field Trips

• More Virtual Field Trips

• Special Day is a private office in the Bronx offering support and self-care opportunities for parents in groups of 10 or less (and possibly virtually, as needed) from 6:30am-11:00pm.

  • Services will include: COVID-19 Information, Mindfulness Meditation, Homework Support, Tutoring, Sit and Paint, Indoor Movies and Games, Support Group

  • If any of these offerings sound helpful to you and/or your family at this time, please contact Special Day directly at the following contact lines: P: 917-621-7907 E:Info@specialdayllc.com

• Hetrick-Martin Institute: An after-school program for LGBT youth and home of the Harvey Milk High School.

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Education/Technology Support

• Affordable Colleges Online - LGBTQ Friendly Colleges & Student Resources: A guide to show LGBTQ students the various on-campus and online resources they can use to help make college a more welcoming and supportive experience. This guide also includes interviews with a pair of diversity experts who lead student inclusion efforts on campuses today.

• Affordable Colleges - LGBTQ Students and College Affordability: A collection of resources, including scholarships, for LGBTQ students.

ONLINE HOMEWORK HELP & TUTORING:

• • • NYPL- Brainfuse

    • The Door

    • Education Resources/Activities

    • Scholastic Digital Activities

Technology Access:

• Request an IPAD from the DOE

• For technical support regarding an IPAD contact 718-935-5100 or submit a technical support ticket here.

• Free and Low Cost Internet Options

• Free hotspot map of NYC

• 3 free meals will be available for ALL New Yorkers in more than 400 Meal Hubs, Mon-Fri: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

• All NYC DOE Schools: Grab-and-Go breakfast and lunch will be available at the entrance of every school building from 7:30 am-1:30 pm. Any student can pick up breakfast and lunch at any school building until further notice. It does not have to be the school your child attends. To find a school near you, enter your address here.

• Food Bank NYC - Map to locate food banks, SNAP registration sites, soup kitchens, and senior citizen service centers

• Emergency Food Hotline: Call # 866-888-8777 or Dial 311

• East Village free lunches: DeRossi Food will be offering free lunches to children (a child must be present at pick up) at the following locations, 12-2pm everyday: 1) Mother of Pearl, 95 Avenue A; 2) Avant Garden 130 East 7th St., or 3) Ladybird, 111 East 7th St.

• Morningside Heights/UWS soup kitchen: The West End, 955 West End Ave at 107th St.; Ask for the Daily Special Soup team.

• NYC Food Delivery Assistance

• NYC Community Service Society's Resources

• Food Banks:

  • • List of active food pantries throughout NY by borough, zip code

    • New York City Hunter Food Policy Center

    • Plentiful

    • COVID-19: Food Bank For New York City Response

    • Street Smarts NYC - Manhattan

    • Hunger Free NYC - All 5 Boroughs

    • Feeding America - All 5 Boroughs

  • Apply for SNAP Benefits here or by calling 1-800- 342-3009 or by calling your local department of social service.

  • Families can follow up on P-EBT status by contacting the Office of Temporary and Disability Service at 833-452-0096 or by filling out this form.

  • Free Vegan Lunches for NYC Kids from 12:00pm-2:00pm, Monday-Friday, at the following locations:

    • Mother of Pearl & Honeybee’s: 95 Avenue

    • Avant Garden: 130 East 7th Street

    • Ladybird & Night Music: 111 East 7th Street

  • Free Food Delivery Service: Invisible Hands

• NYC Assistance to Individuals

• Unemployment Insurance: Apply online through NYS Department of Labor

• $500 grants for restaurant workers who have lost wages

• It takes a Village Emergency Fund

• A Better Balance- A free helpline (call or email) that offers answers to questions about the law for workers facing issues at work related to sick, family, or medical leave.

• One Fair Wage- Cash assistance to restaurant workers, care service drivers, deliver workers, personal service workers.

• National Domestic Workers Alliance Coronavirus Care Fund - $400 in emergency assistance for home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners who have participated in activities of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), NDWA chapters, affiliate organizations, circles and current Alia users.

• Freelancers Relief Fund- Financial assistance of up to $1,000 per freelance household to cover lost income and essential expenses not covered by government relief programs.

• Hot Bread Kitchen- Hot Bread Kitchen supports hospitality and food service workers affected by COVID-19. They help understanding what benefits you might qualify for, how to apply, and where to access the resources you might need, like food and emotional support. We’ve connected with 100+ food service workers who have been laid off since this crisis started.

• GoGrad - Scholarships & Financial Aid for LGBTQ Students: A variety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) scholarships in popular career fields such as the arts, physical or social sciences, advocacy and education, tips and resources for funding your master’s degree and a scholarship application checklist.