Food Insecurity and College Students: Resources during the time of COVID-19

FOOD 

• Curbside Delivery Restaurant List
• HCC Food Insecurity LibGuide
• Hillsborough County Schools FREE Meal Sites
• Feeding Tampa Bay Mobile Pantries
• Free Hot TO GO Meals
• Publix Community Market 

GENERAL

• Virus Information & Prevention Collection  (For Kids) from PBS Learning Media
• Health Crisis Resources for Schools and School Professionals from the National Association of School Psychologists
• Resources for Supporting Children and Family Needs During COVID-19
• Florida Seniors FAC
• ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI)  (FREE)  HLTH101: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic

DOWNLOADABLE APPS

• Social Distancing Trainer app
• Mindfulness App

CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION 

• COVID-19 in Florida News Updates
• Weekly Coronavirus Podcasts
• Facebook 
• Instagram 
• Twitter 
• Reddit
• HCC Update Website https://www.hccfl.edu/support-services/public-safety/coronavirus-updates
• Hillsborough County Schools Coronavirus Update
• Florida Department of Health 24/7 Hotline: 1-866-779-6121 COVID-19@flhealth.gov
• Hillsborough County Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Information
• City of Tampa Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Information
• Florida Department of Health (state advisories)
• CDC Guidance for Higher Education (federal advisories)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• World Health Organization
• SPCA Tampa Bay: Keeping Our Animals and Community Safe: Covid-19 Information 

FINANCES

EMERGENCY FUNDS

• HawkStrong Student Emergency Fund: Dreamkeepers
• CARES ACT Funds – Send an email to C19emergencyfundsreq@hccfl.edu. 

TAXES

• MyFreeTaxes
• IRS Free File 

HOUSEHOLD

UTILITIES 

• Unlimited Internet Data from AT&T / Internet Access for $10 Per Month
• FREE Wi-fi for STUDENTS with Spectrum for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription at any service level up to 100 Mbps.  To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households. Free Wi-Fi hotspots across Spectrum’s footprint will be available for public use.
• City of Tampa Utilities Covid-19 Response
• Update on Tampa Electric’s COVID-19 Response

      HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES 

• Notice price-gouging of supplies? The state has activated a hotline where you can report illegal price-gouging of protective masks and sanitizing and disinfecting supplies. Call 1-866-9NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226).

EDUCATION

SCHOOL POLICY RESOURCES

• Health Crisis Resources for Schools and School Professionals from the National Association of School Psychologists
• National Dropout Prevention Center Videos - The Trauma of Pandemic School Disruption, School Disruption as a Dropout Risk Factor, Virtual Learning in a Time of School Disruption
• FAQs from the new White Paper: Disclosing Student Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic – from the Education Privacy Research Center -- Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and AASA: The School Superintendents Association, released a new white paper, available for download, that offers guidance to help K-12 and higher education administrators and educators protect student privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAMILIES LEARN AT HOME RESOURCES

• HMH Resources - K-12 activities, lessons, downloadables and videos during extended school closures that will be continually updated as new resources are posted and shared. 
• Distance learning resources are searchable by grade level, curriculum area, and state and national standards. These free teaching resources can be integrated with Google Classroom and Remind
• Follett eLearning Resources
• Curriculum Associates – printable activity packs and guidance
• K-12 educational databases - 6 months free unlimited access: ABC World Culture, ABC World Food, ABC Food America, ABC The USA, ABC Maps Online, and ABC Lingo Lite.
• Downloadable math activities for K-12
• WideOpenSchool – free resources from publishers, nonprofits and education companies, including PBS, Scholastic and Sesame Workshop
• DiscoverSpace.org – Webinar series STEAM, history and business
• InfoMark Education Activities
• Scholastic Learn at Home
• Hillsborough County School E-Learning Contingency Plan
• Kennedy Space Center Free Downloadable Activities
• Daily Facebook Live videos on living in space, rocketry and more
• MyOpenMath Free math help website with videos, handouts and instructor resources
• Khan Academy – Free Math and Science courses with special COVID-19 school closure resources and daily schedules for students ages 4-18

FAMILIES LEARN AT HOME SUPPORT

·       Remote Working, Education, Technical Support, Community Support

·       How Parents Can Support Their K-12 Students in Online Learning

       Ignite My Future in School program 

HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

CRISES

• Tampa Bay Community Resource Guide
• 211 Website  If you need assistance finding food paying housing bills accessing free childcare, or other essential services, use the search bar at this website to find local 211 services or call 211 on your phone to speak to someone who can help.      
• Student Assistance Program  Or call 800-878-5470
• Tampa Bay 211 & Crisis Center

LONELINESS              

• How to Be A Compassionate Neighbor During a Global Health Crisis
• Let’s Paint,Write Dance Sing Cook to be UnLonely.”

REDUCING STRESS

• COVID-19: 5 Tips to Face Your Anxiety
• Discover Your Happy
• Zen Zone Activity Guide (Kids Stress)

TELETHERAPY

·       GLOBAL TELETHERAPY FREE speech-language, occupational, school counseling and mental health services for students or email questions to info@globalteletherapy.com

FACULTY RESOURCES

·       Gale COVID-19 Resource Center – for librarians and educators that features interdisciplinary, curriculum-aligned material; live and on-demand training materials; PD ebooks; and white papers on health-related topics and global issues.

·       GALE Resource Center BLOG

·       Free Online Resources for Schools

·       Association of American Publishers Free Textbooks/Cengage/online resources

·       Panic-gogy: Teaching Online Classes During the Coronavirus Pandemic

ONLINE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

·       Get Your Teach On!

·       McGraw-Hill Remote Learning Support

·       Distance Learning Online Toolkit

·       Winsor Learning PD

ONLINE COURSE-BUILDING TOOLS

·       GoGuardian - at-home web filtering, classroom management, device management, and student safety tools

·       Intelligent Education – Design an online multimedia module

·       ClassFlow cloud-based lesson-planning

COLLEGE STUDENT LEARNING RESOURCES

·       How to Book an Online Tutoring Session at the Ybor City Academic Success Center

·       Free Resources for Online College Students During COVID-19

·       60 Beth Math Websites

·       Casio ClassPad.net - calculation, graphing, geometry and statistics

·       Graphing Calculator

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STUDY TIPS

·       Study Tips for Online Learners

·       Attending Remote Classes: 5 Tis to Help You Survive

·       Adapting Quickly to Your New Online Learning Environment

·       ExQ Superpower Hour- Know Your Strengths

REMOTE LEARNING PLATFORMS FOR PARENT GROUPS/TEACHERS

·       Teamplace

·       Classcraft

·       myViewBoard

·       ArgoPrep