Resources for Children and Families
General
- Important DPSS Updates
- LA County Mass Resource List
- LA County Closures
- LA Unified Updates – Including Meal Info
- LAist Guide to Food, Financial Assistance and More
- Local and State Policies Related to COVID-19
- Passion Planner Resource List
- Sacramento Bee Resource List
- Tips for Children’s Attorneys During a Public Health Crisis
Financial Assistance / Relief
- Assistance with utilities
- Southern California Edison bill assistance
- Charter Spectrum offering free broadband & wi-fi to students; To enroll call 1-844-488-8395
- C19 Help Squad for Financial Assistance
- Student Relief Fund ($200 Cash Assistance)
- Suspension of Federal Loan Payments
- CDF Beat the Odds Program – Scholarship Opportunity
- Mission Asset Fund for College Students
Housing – College Foster Youth
- Together We Rise – Housing for Foster Youth
- Uhaul free 30 day storage for college students
- Juvenile Resource Center Housing and More
- OnwardCA – Resource for Californians impacted by Job Loss
Food Assistance
- City of Los Angeles – Grocery Store Gift Cards
- Community Build Food Giveaways
- The Dream Center – free meals for LAUSD students 7:30a.m. – 6:30p.m at the Dream Center
- Everytable
- LAUSD Grab and Go Centers
- Los Angeles County Food Banks
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
- Pasadena Unified Meals
- Sacramento Unified meals
- Sacramento Public Library – Meals
- San Juan Unified School District Food Resource
- CHIRP LA Food Bank List
Internet / WiFi Resources
- Students in need of internet service can contact 1-844-488-8398 for free internet from Spectrum.
- iFoster Phones for Foster Youth
Educational
- ECHO Training Resources for Parents and Professionals
- Virtual Field Trips
- 45 Free Educational Websites for Children
- Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
- Free Printable Comics for Kids
- Amazing Educational Resources
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- LA County Library Digital Cards
- Sacramento City College Resources for Students
- Museums, Zoos, and Theme Parks Offering Virtual Tours
- Shaw Academy – reskills & upskills millions of adult learners online across a range of subjects focused on practical skills. Courses professionally certified.
- EPIC – has over 40K e-books and audiobooks that let kids under 12 explore a variety of fun topics.
- Quizlet Plus – lets students create more engaging sets, study on the go, and find better focus with an ad-free experience.
- Bookful – brings stories to life for kids under 10 using 3D/AR interactive books and games.
- Chegg Study Pack – helps students tackle hard homework with step-by-step problem solving, video explanations and more.
Mental Health
- Sacramento turning Point Mental Health (916) 520-2460
- West Sacramento Suicide Prevention Line (916) 372-6565
- Text Crisis Line 741-741