COVID-19 : HELP FOR KIDS & FAMILIES
Helping Children & Families Cope
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When it Builds Up, Talk It Out. 1-833-258-5011. For parents and caregivers who need someone to listen, to understand, and to talk your feelings out. Sponsored by the State of Connecticut.
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Sanvello Stress Relief App. Download fro the Apple App store or Google Play under Sanvello
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Free Crisis Text Line. Text CLUB to 741741. Every texter is connected with a crisis counselor, a real-life human trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving.
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What you Need to Know About Coronavirus in Connecticut and What You Can do to Help the Valley Respond, Valley United Way
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Coping Tips for Families During a Pandemic, National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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Safety and Crisis Resources, National Association of School Psychologists
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Resources and Activities for Children and Families in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, guide from the Parent Child Resource Center
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Working, Parenting, Teaching from Home, Ultimate Software, Kronos, and PeopleDoc
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Child Resources, Live-streaming events and activities, Ultimate Software, Kronos, and PeopleDoc
Help for Addictions
BHCare shares the following virtual meeting resources that are available to the community. (Please note these are not Boys & Girls Club programs.)
Thrive Family Support
6 weekly meetings
Daytime and evenings available
You are not alone!
Thrive uses CRAFT principles along with a faith component
www.thrivefamilysupport.org/support
Alcolics Anonymous
aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
Narcotics Anonymous
na.org/meetingsearch (for country, select "Web")
SMART Recovery
smartrecovery.org/smart-recovery-toolbox/smart-recovery-online
smartrecovery.org/private-convenient-online-recovery-support
Other Resources
addictioncampuses.com/alcohol/apps-for-recovery
unityrecovery.zoom.us/my/allrecovery
Sobriety - Join Us In Celebration. Saturday Night's Speaker Meeting at 7:30 pm. https://zoom.us.j/162713326. Don't let social isolation keep you from celebrating your sobriety milestones! Join Us!
School and Distance Learning
STEM Mentoring
Our STEM Mentoring partners have made their website available for all our Club members, including STEM collections, gams, videos, virtual field trips, hands-on activities, ebooks, podcasts, games, and more.
https://stemmentoringprogram.org/stemforkids/
Khan Academy
Created by experts, Khan Academy's library of standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP, SAT, and more, all free for learners and teachers.
PhotoMath
An iPhone app that allows you to scan math problems and walks you through how to solve them (great for helping with homework when you have no idea how to do their math).
Quizlet
An app you can download as well as a website you can visit to help kids create virtual flashcards for studying.
The Magic Schoolbus
This site has all the episodes with coordinating printouts and experiments, all free.
https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/the-magic-school-bus/
Math Card Games
This website makes math fun, engaging, and memorable. These free card games are appropriate for kindergarten through fifth grade.
https://www.weareteachers.com/math-card-games/
Legislative Contacts
Sign up for your legislator's email newsletter for regular updates about news in your district, including COVID-19 information.
Ansonia
Representative Kara Rochelle
http://www.housedems.ct.gov/rochelle
Senator George S. Logan of District S17
https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Logan/
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, 3rd District
Derby
Representative Kara Rochelle of the 104th
http://www.housedems.ct.gov/rochelle
Representative Klarides-Ditria of the 105th
https://www.cthousegop.com/Klarides-Ditria/
Representative Klarides of the 114th
https://www.cthousegop.com/Klarides/
Senator George S. Logan of District S17
https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Logan/
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, 3rd District
Seymour
Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria of the 105th
https://www.cthousegop.com/Klarides-Ditria/
Senator Kevin Kelley of the 21st
https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-kelly/
Senator Eric Berthel of the 32nd
https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Berthel/
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, 3rd District
Shelton
Representative Jason Perillo of the 113th
https://www.cthousegop.com/Perillo/
Representative Ben McGorty of the 122nd
https://www.cthousegop.com/McGorty/
Senator Kevin Kelley of the 21st
https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-kelly/
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, 3rd District
Congressman Jim Himes, 4th District
https://himes.house.gov