Sites for Parents

Anti-Racism Resources

4 Things We Should All Teach Kids About Racism Right Nowhttp://www.blackgirldangerous.com/2015/07/teach-kids-about-racism/ 100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justicehttp://www.raceconscious.org/2016/06/100-race-conscious-things-to-say-to-your-child-to-advance-racial-justice/ Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Racehttps://booksforlittles.com/racial-diversity/?fbclid=IwAR39vJQQyCnHfhF0m66o67GnGgR9BuWclmDQJXBQuUwznf1-YxaZxSzM_l4 Black Emotional and Mental Health Collectivehttps://www.beam.community/ Empathy Lab – Using Books to Step into Someone Else’s Shoeshttps://www.empathylab.uk/
Family Reading Partnershiphttp://www.familyreading.org/resources/ Raising Race-Conscious Childrenhttps://cupofjo.com/2020/06/raising-race-conscious-children/
Reading Well – Supports to Understand and Manage Health and Wellbeing Using Helpful Reading.https://reading-well.org.uk/

Public Library E-Cards & Info


Follow this link to apply for an library e-card fromQueens Library, Brooklyn Public Library, or The New York Public Libraryhttps://nycdoe.libguides.com/home/publiclibraryecards
Queens Library’s YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/user/queenslibrary

Social-Emotional Support


Advocates for Children of New Yorkhttps://www.advocatesforchildren.org/covid-19-updates
Camp Kindness CountsFree distance learning resources at the bottom of the web pagehttps://www.campkindnesscounts.org/kind-world
Coalition to Support Grieving Studentswww.grievingstudents.org
First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic(English, Spanish and French versions)http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/coronavirusworkbook/index.html
New York Academy of Medicine – What Can I Do?Links to community, health for all ages, housing, and food access.https://www.nyam.org/what-can-i-do/
New York Life Foundation – Bereavement Resourceswww.achildingrief.com
NYC Mental Health Support Services While at Homehttps://thrivenyc.cityofnewyork.us/mental_health_support_while_home
NYCDOE Health and Wellness Resources Wakelethttps://wakelet.com/wake/197a5220-d871-4198-bc61-a21ebd4e6166
QuaranTeens – Activities to Help Cope with the Pandemic and Learn from the Newshttp://www.wordsalive.org/quaranteens
Social Distancing During Ramadanhttps://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/april-23-2020-social-distancing-during-ramadan?utm_source=Teaching+Tolerance&utm_campaign=8b14ead8b7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_23_03_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a8cea027c3-8b14ead8b7-101004649
Suicide Prevention Lifelinehttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/
Teen Vogue - Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coronavirus-anxiety
Tutoring – Online – Free! (NYPL e-Card or library card required – all NYS residents are eligible to get a card or e-card)

Special Education


COVID-19 School Closure Educational Resources for Families of Students with Disabilitieshttps://www.apsva.us/special-education/parent-resource-center/office-special-education/covid-19-school-closure-resources/

Current Events - The War in Ukraine


How to Talk to Kids About Ukrainehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/well/family/kids-teens-ukraine-russia.html?referringSource=articleShare
Ukraine CrisisChoices Program – The Ukraine Crisishttps://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/the-ukraine-crisis/
Global Dimension – Ukraine and Russiahttps://globaldimension.org.uk/in-focus-topics/ukraine-and-russia/
Nieman Lab - Resources for Following the War in Ukrainehttps://www.niemanlab.org/2022/02/follow-war-ukraine/