Emergency/Fire : Call 911
Food and Shelter Locally
Project Resilience – Ulster County residents may apply online for food and other supports
Residentes del Condado de Ulster: Solicitud de asistencia alimentaria
Food Pantries accessible by UCAT bus/Despensa de Alimentos por UCAT autobus
Childcare for Emergency Workers/Essential Employees
YMCA offers childcare beginning March 23rd at Lenape Elementary
845-338-3810 Ext. 110
Crisis Intervention/help lines
Ulster County COVID 19 Hotline: 845-443-8888
NYS Coronavirus Hotline: 888-364-3065
Family of Woodstock crisis phone line: 845-338-2370 (24 hour availability)
New York State Crisis text line: Text 741-741 (24 hour availability)
Textmeback.org: Text and Chat line: 845-679-2485
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273- 8255 (24 hour availability)
Counseling Services
Astor Child Clinic Kingston: 340-4105 / New Paltz: 419-0850
*In response to pandemic: Contact Natalie: (845) 516-7816
**For additional information on local therapists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners and substance use treatment centers, please email me at mrenella@newpaltz.k12.ny.us
Get Updated Medical Information-choose reliable sources
Center for Disease Control - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
National Institute of Health - www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
Help discussing COVID-19 with children
UNICEF - www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-talk-your-child-about-coronavirus-covid-19
NASP- Parent handout in Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, English www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/helping-children-cope-with-changes-resulting-from-covid-19
National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019. Fact Sheet for Preschoolers through 18 years. www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/fact-sheet/outbreak_factsheet_1.pdf
If you suspect you have contracted COVID-19 call your doctor or
NYS Dept of Health 24 hour Hotline: 1-888-364-3065
Ulster County Health Dept: 845-340-1618